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Saturday, July 27, 2013

Are You Brave Enough To Try Ghost Pepper Wing Sauce

By Maryanne Goff


If you are one of the people who enjoy spicy foods, there is now ghost pepper wing sauce to liven up your taste buds. Not only wings will benefit, but other dishes too. Yet it is slightly baffling as to why more people haven't heard about these chili peppers.

As you would imagine from the name this wing sauce is based on the ghost pepper. At one time this was recorded as the hottest, naturally grown pepper. It has its origins in the Indian states of Assam, Nagaland and Manipur, but it is now grown and cultivated in many other locations.

From these regions it goes under a variety of names. One deciding factor on the name seems to be whether they are grown to the North or South of the Brahmaputra river. If they hale from the North the common name is Bhut Jolokia, whereas the Southern name is Naga Jolokia. Each dialect includes the name Jolokia, but this means that it is a member of the Capsicum chili pepper family. The Northern word Bhut can be translated as ghost.

The Southern version, the Naga Jolokia, pays homage to the Naga warrior tribe. These fighters were legendary for their ferocity in battle. Many feel that this is a fitting link to this chili with its fiery traits.

Many people often wonder about how the heat of a pepper is recorded against other varieties. So that they are all measured against a constant scale the Scoville scale was adopted. This was developed in its basic form in the early 20th century by a man called Wilbur Scoville. In those early days it largely involved a panel of judges who taste tested chili extracts, mainly the capsaicin, suspended in sugar water solutions. Although not an ideal method of measurement it did give fairly uniform results.

Salt is just one commonly used flavour enhancer used in kitchens throughout the world. Another commonly used ingredient is the chili, which might surprise some individuals. However next time you are in your grocery store, take a look at the display of different salsa dressings, they will all contain chilies. Now consider how often these salsas are used on a daily basis. Even foreign recipes will often include chilies as part of their ingredients.

There have recently been medical claims that state many hot chilies also have health benefits. It seems to be directed largely at the capsaicin, the element that gives the chili it's fire. There does seem to some merit behind these claims, as certain results have reflected this.

It is not always possible to claim that your favourite sauce could also be helping to keep you healthy. Many people indicate that the unique smell and taste of these chilies already give a couple of their senses a robust workout. However you choose to use this sauce, one thing that you can be sure of is that it is not some average condiment.

So for anyone who likes their wings to bite back, then ghost pepper wing sauce is the one for you. Keep it somewhere handy in your kitchen. It is versatile and can be used to liven up regular, boring meals.




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