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angelique · February 6, 2006

Last year, I planted Thai Dragon Hybrid pepper. I dried it and used it for stir fry. For this purpose, the pepper was great.

I normally cook with dried ground chile de arbol (in soups, on fruit, veggies, etc). I ran out so, I decided to grind up some Thai Dragon. Big mistake. From the get go, when I openned up the spice grinder, I nearly fainted from the scent of the chile (I never had this problem with CdA). I felt like was having an asthma attack.

After I recovered, I got brave and put a pinch of the ground Thai Dragon in my mouth. What a mistake. It was so hot that I could not catch my breath. DH thought that there was something seriously wrong with me (he walked in on the aftermath).

Later, I tried making a small batch of salsa with TD (just a pinch). It didn't have the flavor that I was looking for. Now, I know to only use TD for stir frys.

I was really surprised by my reaction to TD. I have been eating chile since I was very little. My grandmother would have me help her make chile since around 2nd grade with fresh (jalapenos and serranos) and dried (mostly chile de arbol) chiles.

February 6, 2006	#1
angelique Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Rocklin, California Posts: 501	Thai Dragon Hybrid Last year, I planted Thai Dragon Hybrid pepper. I dried it and used it for stir fry. For this purpose, the pepper was great. I normally cook with dried ground chile de arbol (in soups, on fruit, veggies, etc). I ran out so, I decided to grind up some Thai Dragon. Big mistake. From the get go, when I openned up the spice grinder, I nearly fainted from the scent of the chile (I never had this problem with CdA). I felt like was having an asthma attack. After I recovered, I got brave and put a pinch of the ground Thai Dragon in my mouth. What a mistake. It was so hot that I could not catch my breath. DH thought that there was something seriously wrong with me (he walked in on the aftermath). Later, I tried making a small batch of salsa with TD (just a pinch). It didn't have the flavor that I was looking for. Now, I know to only use TD for stir frys. I was really surprised by my reaction to TD. I have been eating chile since I was very little. My grandmother would have me help her make chile since around 2nd grade with fresh (jalapenos and serranos) and dried (mostly chile de arbol) chiles.