Meeeeee too! My first & only experience with those was when I was 15 and visiting a friend out in the country. They had a bowl sitting on the kitchen table that they'd just picked from the garden. I asked what those were and Larry's dad said they were mild sweet peppers. I popped 2 in my mouth and chewed on them until my lower lip caught on fire and slid off my face to the floor!WildBill wrote:I haven't tried the Ghost Pepper, but Chile Pequins are the hottest pepper that I have ever seen or eaten. They make jalapenos and habeneros seem wimpy. They are readily available in Mexico or in the Texas border towns like McAllen. I used to get ;home-grown peppers from my friends in Mexico or at the HEB in Edinburg. They are available dried at most stores, but are hard to find fresh. In Houston, I have had some success buying the fresh peppers at stores that cater to the Mexicans. The fully grown pepper ia smaller than a green pea, but they have more heat than anything I have ever tasted. I have tried to grow them, but without sucess. Apparently the pepper has to be eaten and digested by a bird in order to make the seeds sprout.
I think I drank a gallon of milk and ate a stick of butter just to be able to tolerate the heat. Larry's dad & mom thought it was funny. I thought they should have taken me to the hospital for 3rd degree burns. It took me a long time to forgive them for pulling such a prank.Nowdays I just stay away from them & stick to the much milder jalapeño.