Hot

We had a hankering for some good ol’ Mexican food, with homemade salsa. I can’t find cilantro or hot peppers at a typical grocery store, so I made the trip downtown to an Asian market to buy these two products. As I was looking at the peppers, I asked which one was “picante” or “spicy”. I was told which peppers were “molto, molto picante”, grabbed some fresh cilantro and I was on my way.

This morning, I started the chopping for the salsa, added one of the purchased red peppers to the mix instead of two Serrano peppers which I usually get in the states. After mixing the salsa, Ben was sure to give me a big bite which, I’m not kidding you, was the hottest salsa I have ever tasted. After cleaning up the salsa preparation, I noticed my fingers started to throb with a burning sensation. The throbbing continued, and continues even now (2 hours later) from the dicing of the peppers. I just researched which type of pepper it was that I bought and used in my salsa. Come to find out, I chose one of the most intensely spicy chili’s on the market, the Habanero. I also learned that as you seed and clean out the Habanero, you should wear gloves….
The salsa is delicious, but keep a few tissues on hand, and only touch the salsa to designated areas of your mouth...if it drips on your hands or chin, watch for that throbbing burning sensation!!