Hontonkas???

[ChefEx]

Ok, random question. Has anyone heard of Hontonka peppers? There is a local grocery that sells them. I've talked to the manager and he says there Hontonkas, but does not have the box they came in. I think they're mislabeled Santankas, but that's just a guess. Any thoughts?

[imaguitargod]

Never heard of them, and a gick google search found nothing.

[Tina Brooks]

A netscape search found nothing either.

That doesn't mean much, when we started with Peppermaster, "goat pepper" couldn't be found on the net either.

Where did he get the peppers?

T

[ChefEx]

It's an Asian market so there is a bit of a language barrier, but I think he has more coming in on Friday and he is going to save me the box. Either that or I married his family goat, we'll see. :D

[darlochileman]

Do you mean Hontaka anothe name for Japones? Is this them?

http://www.savoryspiceshop.com/spices/chiljap.html

Mark

[imaguitargod]

http://www.savoryspiceshop.com/spices/chiljap.html
They should get their facts straight...
"40,000 to 100,000 Scoville units. That’s about an 8 or 9 on heat scale of 1 to 10."
8 or 9 and 100,000 SHU? Pfffttt, wimps.... :roll:

[Tina Brooks]

I'm starting to get used to the misinformation about peppers on the net! THAT's a bad thing!

T

[bubbaschili]

there is a place near here that i like to get drunk at called honkey tonks.....that it :?:

[DEFCON Creator]

I was gonna say, Honky-Tonka peppers? Hmmm, just makes you wonder.

[Tina Brooks]

lol... Do they serve hot peppers with the beer???

T

[bubbaschili]

i still got my chili beer ...havent opened it i want to get a 6 pack one of these days and experiment.

[ChefEx]

Darlo, That's exactly them. I thought they where Santankas I just didn't know of the other names. They are real nice, good medium heat (not an 8-9 out of 10 though), great flavor, very versital. Anyone have good goat recipes? :D

[Tina Brooks]

Darlo, That's exactly them. I thought they where Santankas I just didn't know of the other names. They are real nice, good medium heat (not an 8-9 out of 10 though), great flavor, very versital. Anyone have good goat recipes? :D

Our Jerk Curry sauce is the best thing in the world for marinating goat.

What that has to do with the honky tonk, honky tonk, pretty mama, I'll never know.

T

[darthcarl]

It's a Japanese cuisine thing to name food from the region they come from. you'll see those as Japonese Hontaka Type sometimes. Thick skinned little buggers that don't puree well, best used whole in sauces and soups IMHO.

[Tina Brooks]

It's a Japanese cuisine thing to name food from the region they come from. you'll see those as Japonese Hontaka Type sometimes. Thick skinned little buggers that don't puree well, best used whole in sauces and soups IMHO.

I think that's actually a worldwide thing. Habanero: from Havana, etc.

Curious... how hot are these Hontakas??? appr. Scovie is a fine number.

T

[ChefEx]

Anglefire has the Japones at 15,000-30,000. I've found a few sauce recipes for them, mostly ground with vinegar, salt, sugar, aromatics and applied to grilled meats.

Anglefire also had a pepper called Santake at around 200,000-300,000. Is this pepper diiferent from a Santaka???

[darthcarl]

can't guess a scov for you. but in my mad scientist kitchen I'd rank em around de arbols.

[ChefEx]

I think this is a question to put back to Angelfire. If Japones, Santankas, and Hontakas are all the same pepper and rate around the same in Scovilles, I become suspicious of a pepper called a santake, that's rated 200,000+. See what I'm saying.

[Tina Brooks]

If they rate similar to a de Arbol, I'm suspicious of 200,000 too.

T