Chilli

[jw5]

Do you like to eat chilli? What type of chilli do you like most?

I love chilli, to the extent that sometimes go overboard by focusing more on the chilli than on the food. For example, I would eat small red chillis with fish soup or bak kut teh, chilli padi with thai food, sambal chilli with nasi padang or ayam penyet, green chilli with wanton mee, chicken rice chilli with (of course) chicken rice etc etc.

There was one time where I ate some szechuan food, after telling the waitress to make it as spicy as possible and suffered a severe stomach ache afterwards. It went away after some charcoal and a few trips to the toilet, but was still a bad experience.

Are there any benefits or disbenefits in eating chilli or too much chilli?
What type of chilli do you like most and to eat with what dish?
Where would you recommend to eat really good chilli or spicy food in SG?
Have you had any bad experiences after eating too much chilli or too spicy food?

 

[Jabba]

one chilli i like is the chilli for braised duck rice...the fried chilli with ikan bilis...

 

[Maximilian Chua-Heng]

Chilli is most riched in Vitamin C of all fruits.

I luv my chilli, lately I am crazy about the kuey chap chilli, hot and sour!

 

[po2wq]

Do you like to eat chilli? ...

yes! ...

... What type of chilli do you like most? ...

chilli dat is hot! ...

 

[jw5]

one chilli i like is the chilli for braised duck rice...the fried chilli with ikan bilis...

I like the fried chilli with ikan bilis with braised duck rice too. Problem is I also like the sour chilli sauce with braised duck rice and sometimes end up having both.
What else is eaten with the fried chilli sauce with ikan bilis?

 

[jw5]

yes! ...

chilli dat is hot! ...

Like what types of chilli bro?
And where can you eat really hot chilli or spicy food?

 

[jw5]

Chilli is most riched in Vitamin C of all fruits.

I luv my chilli, lately I am crazy about the kuey chap chilli, hot and sour!

Is chilli rich in Vitamin C? I didn't know that, does it mean that it is good for health?
The sour chilli sauce is also good with braised duck rice.

 

[middaydog]

are you going to start the next thread _ "Do you like to eat durian? What type of durian do you like most?

I love durian, to the extent that sometimes go overboard by focusing more on the durian than on the main meals. _ "

 

[mercbenz]

Good topic JW5! I love chilli, it makes a boring meal palatable, makes a good meal great!

In China, in different places, they have the following saying -

辣不怕 (hot? not afraid)
不怕辣 (not afraid of hotness)
怕不辣 (afraid its not hot)

I cannot tell which line describes the different way people love chilli in different parts of china, whether its Szechuan or Hunan, I just believe that's the way I feel when it comes to chilli or hot meals.

One thing you can try next time you eat.... shit, personal recipe, going to do biz with it, keep it to myself for now :p

 

[jw5]

are you going to start the next thread _ "Do you like to eat durian? What type of durian do you like most?

I love durian, to the extent that sometimes go overboard by focusing more on the durian than on the main meals. _ "

And what's wrong with starting a thread in this forum that is about something else other than Jack Neo or the PAP or something cut and paste from a news report?
Why don't you start an interesting thread yourself instead of being sarcastic?
By the way, I don't particularly like durians.

 

[jw5]

Good topic JW5! I love chilli, it makes a boring meal palatable, makes a good meal great!

In China, in different places, they have the following saying -

辣不怕 (hot? not afraid)
不怕辣 (not afraid of hotness)
怕不辣 (afraid its not hot)

I cannot tell which line describes the different way people love chilli in different parts of china, whether its Szechuan or Hunan, I just believe that's the way I feel when it comes to chilli or hot meals.

One thing you can try next time you eat.... shit, personal recipe, going to do biz with it, keep it to myself for now :p

Looking forward to trying your super spicy dish...............
Eat all the chilli you want, but be careful about telling the szechuan or hunan cook to make it as spicy as possible. Those people can really eat spicy food, which can possibly cause us to have stomach upsets.
The hottest dish I have ever eaten was ata restaurant in Shanghai, a small bowl of very very spicy noodles. On the menu, there were 6 chillis, which is the highest level. Luckily, I only had a small bowl, otherwise the consequences could have been disastrous. Not only burnt the tongue, but also the cheeks and lips!

 

[mercbenz]

Looking forward to trying your super spicy dish...............
Eat all the chilli you want, but be careful about telling the szechuan or hunan cook to make it as spicy as possible. Those people can really eat spicy food, which can possibly cause us to have stomach upsets.
The hottest dish I have ever eaten was ata restaurant in Shanghai, a small bowl of very very spicy noodles. On the menu, there were 6 chillis, which is the highest level. Luckily, I only had a small bowl, otherwise the consequences could have been disastrous. Not only burnt the tongue, but also the cheeks and lips!

Think I've tried that also. The problem is I cannot enjoy the Szechuan restaurant dish in Shanghai, just too loaded with pepper seeds. It does nothing to entice the sense of taste, just outright numbing you till you get a migraine.

 

[shOUTloud]

Bro, the hottest chili I ever had was in India. That small bite really stung me for 10 min.

The hottest chili in the world is the Naga http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhut_Jolokia_pepper

I read an excellent article a few years ago explaining that chili releases a chemical in the body that make food more tasty. This is the reason why humans continue to take chili despite the fiery taste. In addition, it makes lousy food more palatable for the poor cos their food are especially crappy.

 

[Agoraphobic]

If it's chilli as in the chilli pepper, me likes the raw green chilli eaten together with wadi (or vadi) - that Indian fried dough. Some versions though have the chilli diced and mixed widdit and fried together - me don't like dat.

If it's the dip/sauce chilli ya referring to, that'll be lots. But the ONE that comes to mind is from Primary school when we bought that huge piece of keropok from the tuck shop and spooned the chilli gracy from a ceramic coated bowl onto the keropok and stood by the gutter savouring every bit and drop of that chilli laden cracker. YUM!

The chillis that often give me the runs are sambals. I am prone to repeating some mistakes.

Cheers!

 

[jw5]

Bro, the hottest chili I ever had was in India. That small bite really stung me for 10 min.

The hottest chili in the world is the Naga http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhut_Jolokia_pepper

I read an excellent article a few years ago explaining that chili releases a chemical in the body that make food more tasty. This is the reason why humans continue to take chili despite the fiery taste. In addition, it makes lousy food more palatable for the poor cos their food are especially crappy.

Thanks for the contribution bro.
I haven't been to India, don't know whether that is lucky or unlucky.
Can we get the Naga in SG?

 

[jw5]

If it's chilli as in the chilli pepper, me likes the raw green chilli eaten together with wadi (or vadi) - that Indian fried dough. Some versions though have the chilli diced and mixed widdit and fried together - me don't like dat.

If it's the dip/sauce chilli ya referring to, that'll be lots. But the ONE that comes to mind is from Primary school when we bought that huge piece of keropok from the tuck shop and spooned the chilli gracy from a ceramic coated bowl onto the keropok and stood by the gutter savouring every bit and drop of that chilli laden cracker. YUM!

The chillis that often give me the runs are sambals. I am prone to repeating some mistakes.

Cheers!

The chilli eaten with the vaidai (is this what you mean, the indian fried dough with prawn) is usually not hot enough. It's very rare that you can get a very hot green pepper, but a yummy luxury if you do!

I have never tried keropok with the chilli from the ceremic bowl.

 

[krafty]

You remind me of a lady whose mum actually rub chilli padi into her eyes when she was a child. It was so bad that one of her eyes become blind.

 

[Agoraphobic]

Its actually cheap a steel/metal bowl or plate that has enamel coating over it. I like them for their rustic look. Looks even better when a section of the coating has chipped off. There is a mug version that the sarabat stall operators used for teh and kopi tarik.

Cheers!

 

[Faidenk]

I love chillis. I used to scout around supermarkets for the hotest sauce. Sauces with warnings like Very Hot, Extremely Spicy, Ultra. Well, let me tell you, like countries with the word Democratic or People's, they are NOT.

The only one I can honestly testify that lives up to its claim is Predator Hot Sauce. Made in US of Habaneros peppers, it at least burn your mouth if you more than a drop. I bought it from a push cart stall outside Carrefour at Suntec. I don't see their store anymore so I suppose you better check out their website www.thehotsaucestore.com.sg.

Appreciate your posting their response back here.

 

[Ash007]

I'll ask the SzeChuan Mei Mei I'm staying with now tonight. Yes, they can take a lot of chilli, the hotter it is the better for their taste it seem, and their temper are very "Hot" as well. Seems that SzeChuan girls are famous for their beauty and that Chonqing is their main rivals.

Good topic JW5! I love chilli, it makes a boring meal palatable, makes a good meal great!

In China, in different places, they have the following saying -

辣不怕 (hot? not afraid)
不怕辣 (not afraid of hotness)
怕不辣 (afraid its not hot)

I cannot tell which line describes the different way people love chilli in different parts of china, whether its Szechuan or Hunan, I just believe that's the way I feel when it comes to chilli or hot meals.