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[–] sporez@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

What do you plan to make with them? My experience with ghost peppers was that they were so hot it was hard to use them in anything. And I like really spicy food.

[–] TheGiantKorean@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

My wife and I are both big chile heads, so ghosts are just perfect for us. I grew reapers one year and those were too much, even for us.

I'm kind of thinking about making a banana based fermented hot sauce with them! I'm also going to freeze any extra to use in dishes.

[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

You should consider making some chili oil! Just place a chopped pepper into a bottle of a neutral oil for cooking. It should last for at least 6 months

[–] TheGiantKorean@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago
[–] stratoscaster@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 years ago

Is it feasible to cross pollinate them with a less spicy pepper? I love the taste of ghost peppers but they're often too much on their own lol

[–] general_kitten@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 years ago

you could make a chili sauce and put just a tiny bit in food to make it spicy enough

[–] TheTechNerd6789@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

These things are hot!. I remember tasting ghost hot sauce, I almost died

[–] thorbot@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Lucky! My ghost pepper plant isn’t even flowering :( the cucumbers and tomatoes are great though