In my limited experience with Bhuts, yes they have a very nice flavour but they extract a hell-of-a price in pain for it.

I grow a variety of peppers from sweet to hot each year. They each have their redeeming value and uses. I mostly grow to consume but I also grow some out of curiosity and interest. Personally, Orange Habs are my favourite all around hot pepper. Good taste and manageable heat level (for my taste).

Go ahead, drink your chocolate milk and eat your sugared fries. I’ll keep my options open.

I can’t believe I spent all this time responding on this topic. Where did I leave my blue pills?

No, because I can make chocolate milk from white milk but not vice versa. I can't make Bhut Jolokia from Habaneros and I can't think of any application in which I would prefer Habaneros over Bhut Jolokia.

So all other peppers taste the same?

Only Bhuts have a taste everyone HAS to like better?
Glad you aren't in charge of worldwide pepper production.

I'm growing between 300 and 400 varieties of peppers right now.and will replace them with the same # for my winter crop.

Guess I better toss out everything but my Bhut Jolokia,Bih Jolokia,Naga Morich and all the different strains of each I'm growing...

What about my 7 pot and Trinidad Scorpion strains?
Can I like them too?
They are about as hot as some nagas.

What a dumb thing to say...

You are definately not a chile head.

Can't appreciate the delicate differences and complex flavors of different pepper varieties.
Can't make Mole,chile Rellanos etc. with just Bhuts.

struwwelpeter you are obviously a well educated person and brighter than the general population so I guess I'll have to eat only Bhuts based on your expert opinion.

Thank you for sharing your wisdom with us.

Ya right... dream on.

OK, you caught me on a technicality but my point was made.
Forget the milk and eat your sugared fries.

I grow weary of this conversation. Let's move on.

I don't really think the original post was serious.
Just a troll to see who would bite.
Someones having fun I think.

Like going to a wine site and saying that there is no reason to drink all that old , dusty aged stuff because Mad dog has more alcahol in it and they prefere the taste.
Toss out the vintage stuff. LOL

Couldn't be serious.
Not on a pepper forum.
Especialy when there are posts about "Whats your favorite sweet pepper" etc.

Whether the OP was serious or not, I have to say, it's just one man's opinion (albeit agreeing with everyone, an over-simplistic and narrowminded opinion) and he has the right to express it as such. Who are we, oh mighty of the pepper-gods, to deny him his rants on the lowly habanero in favour of the mighty bhut?

Now, that being said, IMO, the subtle flavour differences between the varieties habs I've had far outweigh in taste and quality the single fresh and 2 dried bhuts I have ever tried. And with regard to sweet, hot, medium, mild, or whatnot...like Smokemaster says "300-400 varieties" [plus plus plus]. There are just way too many different and complex peppers to exalt one over all others. There is no way I could ever say one single variety of pepper is my favourite; can any of you?

Maybe there's more to it than that, and I'm just too simple, but again, that's just MY opinion. ;)
Mike

Variety is the Spice of Life! I think that after a few drinks people say really weird things....having said that, I love all peppers....duh isn't that why this is the Hot Pepper Forum? I think I shall put some more Baileys in my coffee....TeeHee.....Habs will never be obsolete in my book! You have got to be kidding me?! Troll that is what it is a Troll....I like that smokemaster:)
Dusty

For myself I prefer a little less spice so I can taste some of the pepper and take more then the smallest bite. My favorites are Manzano, Habaneros, Tabasco, Jalapeno, and Serrano.

Some spicy peppers I plan on trying next season are Lemon Drop, Fatalii, and a Turkish pepper Pasa Tohumculuk.

Dean

green grocer hit it right on the nose

WoW, who spilled pepper all over De forum. has anyone here tasted the white hab. it's is like no other (sounds familiar). but seriously, it has a unique flavor and heat :) that turned my salsa into finger licking/ bowl licking/ set aside my portion before the herd gets to it, goodness that just can't be beat...LOL.

Forgive my Jubilance...

Personally I find the fatalii has the overall best mix of taste, heat, and aromatic impact on cooked food. But I still find the good old orange hab to be the most generally versatile and dependably useful hot pepper for almost anything that would call for heat. We use orange habs as fast as the plants can produce them; there's never a ripe one left.

smokemaster: 300-400 varieties??? HFS - I genuflect before you

my general comments:
I find many peppers boring to a degree.. they might be interesting in size/shape/color but not necessarily in flavor or heat. for me orange habs are an exception - they are beautiful. i'm growing bhuts this year too - jury's still out but on initial inspection i think i'll have to give habs the nod...

After reading the posts, I submit the following…

juicyj, IMDB, now I got to remember another four letter shortcut THANKS. Seriously, I think that’s the last thing any of us want. A salient point, TY.

green_grocer, Pepper Gods! If that’s the case, the Gods must be Crazy.
I don’t think any of us longer term posters think of ourselves as Gods… we all suffer failures and setbacks when we’re sure we got it down.

chinamon, you’re incorrigible.

To all the rest who defended struwwelpeter's right to his opinion, yes, we are all entitled to our opinion. I thought it was just a bit over the top and invited a shot or three. Hey, I’ve been called out many times (in posts and PMs) for my comments or questions by many posters I’ve come to trust and respect (old and new). I’ve usually deserved it and no offence was taken… except when smokemaster made fun of my Peter Peppers.

Finally, struwwelpeter, after reviewing your past posts I don’t think you’re a troll. I still think your Bhut post was ill thought out but that’s just "my" opinion. Please feel free to slam me for any ill thought out posts in the future.

In closing I’d like to say…

smokemaster; I don't want to talk to you no more, you empty headed animal food trough wiper. I fart in your general direction.

Struwwelpeter; Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries.

Bill

I'm not the one putting his shorts in the freezer because they are going to stick some bhuts in the wrong end after they take some viagra...
But then again,maybe thats not the wrong end for you .....6 fingers 4 toes or visa versa...

Hmmmm ,maybe farting in my general direction,for you , is blowing me a kiss...?

Now I'm all confused again.
And I thaught Hollywood was strange.

By the way,I hear it's not smart to bend over after taking viagra ta blow your kisses to people.

Ya can poke an eye out... :o

Please, try grating frozen peppers, including Bhut Jolokia, over your food and then tell me whether your perspective changed.

Finally, struwwelpeter, after reviewing your past posts I don’t think you’re a troll.

It is like the difference between rude and tactless. Rudeness requires effort whereas tactlessness does not. What others accuse me of as trolling is effortless for me. Intent to disrupt a group is a necessary condition for trolling. I have no intent to disrupt, but I don't care whether others are disrupted or not. Furthermore, I see nothing wrong with trolls because

1. The ridiculous concept of crimes based on intent is mostly an invention of liberals whom I hate. I welcome opportunities to ridicule self appointed thought police, e.g, troll accusers.

2. As long as lying (which is independently immoral) is not used, those who are disrupted should take 100% responsibility for their own actions and not seek a scapegoat, e.g., troll.

to lend to/allow room for...is to appeal to our better nature (empathy/consideration). as Jubilance and all that comes with it is a given (we've all been there). hence, your more thoughtful response;

"My favorites are Manzano, Habaneros, Tabasco, Jalapeno, and Serrano.
Please, try grating frozen peppers, including Bhut Jolokia, over your food and then tell me whether your perspective changed".

growing peppers is a passion unlike others. i like growing tomatoes, melons,etc. however i love the challenge of growing peppers. they're interesting, edgy and fun...hence passionate. my point...

a more thoughtful title expressing your thoughts/excitement with the bhuts might
have been best. but hey, we're all human
here. i would think the intention is never
to offend...

and with that, this newbie is out...

Have you ever read the book " Taming Your Gremlin? " Maybe it is a Gremlin and not a troll....just kidding:)

Dusty

Pretty interesting stuff.

And of coarse I learned you don't need any other pepper but Bhut Jolokia in your garden,or on your table.

I wonder if Bhuts are Conservative peppers and the rest are Liberal.

Crap I'm all confused again. LOL

I have a strong will but a weak won’t… so I’ll bite.

STOP now, I just finished my laundry!

First, NO, not THAT blue pill!

"You take the blue pill, the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill, you stay in Wonderland, and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes." The Matrix… not the OTHER blue pill. Get out of the gutter!

Let this one go my friend. If we don’t protect freedom of speech, we will never know who the --------‘s are.

Please let this thread die. It’s not helping any of us advance pepper growing.

Of course, I cede to your sharp whit and am expecting a slam as a last post ;-))))

Bill

Ps. One last thought… after munching on a Bhut… If oranges smell like chicken, why are tomatoes blue? Think about it!

Harold's St. Barts is the perfect c. chinense and anyone who says otherwise should be put on a watch list.

Dale

That should be "short sighted."

I am not going to grow another habanero before tasting a sample. How's that for compromise?