'Bhwt jolokia' or 'Bih jolokia' (known as Bih jolokia in Upper Assam, I am not
sure if both are same), this is one of my favourites. I make it a point to
bring a jarfull of the same while comming back from Assam. In Shivaxagar, it
costs about 50 paise for one jolokia. I made some Delhites to taste it. In
their subsequent visit, they are afraid even to touch the jar.:)
Mridul Bhuyan
Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Buisa Komol, tumi tinisukiya hobo para, pise' bih jolokiya 'bhut ba
bhoot jolokiya' nohoy. Oxomiya obhdhaanotw iyak 'bhwt jolokiya' buliyei paba,
WITH a 'murdhonyo to' as Priyankoo explained.
My guess would be that the Bhutiyas like it too, or they grow them. Yes, the
Nagas are the biggest consumers of this almost poisonous chili pepper. In fact,
when I was at Namti in January, a local young man wanted to show me his 'bhwt
jolokiya' plantation. I wanted to go, but had no time. I asked WHO buys them,
he said they go to Nagaland.
At 7:09 PM -0500 6/18/07, kamal deka wrote:
I am a Tinsukian in every sense of the meaning and very well-conversant with
the language,including local dialects.Could anyone explain to me why these
chillies are stratified as bih jolokia,although they are certainly not
poisonous? In my considered opinion,they are classified as bhoot jolokia
perhaps because of this fact:---herou bih jolokia nekhabi,khale bhoot dekhi
jabi bapeke.The name could very well be derived from the bhot tribe,but in
day-to- day conversation,it appears to have a different connotation.Could it be
possible that they are so- called in order to indicate the 'hotness' of these
chillies rather than pointing towards the ' tribe' in question? It could be
figurative rather than literal. BTW,these are also called ' kordoixira
jolokia' and 'Noga jolokia' by some locals.But,in my view,these two varieties
are a bit different from bhot/bhoot/bih jolokia. Regards, KJD
On 6/18/07, Priyankoo <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:
I am from Tinsukia district, born and brought up there, never heard of bhoot
jolokiya, though. It is true some people pronounce the "o" as "u", but that
does not make a ghost out of a tribe name, as far as the meaning is concerned.
It also does not justify the poor homework, on part of the correspondent!
best,
Priyankoo
kamal deka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
In Ujoni Oxom ( in and around Tinsukia district ) ,the ' jolokias' in
question are called ' bhoot jolokia or ' bih jolokia '.The name ' bhot jolokia'
is perhaps unheard of in that part of the world. In Namoni Oxom ( Kamrup
district in particular ), the chillies,in general, are called ' bhijlook'.
KJD
On 6/17/07, Pradip Kumar Datta <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:
'Bhut jolokia is world's hottest chilli'
THE VICTOR, THE VANQUISHED
New Delhi, June 17: They are as tez as they come. The bhut jolokia or 'ghost
chillies' of Tezpur figure in the Time Magazine's latest issue as the world's
hottest chilli.
The magazine's cover story that takes a look at the culinary specialities and
peculiarities around the world has zeroed in on the burnt orange pods,
developed in a military laboratory in Tezpur, as packing the deadliest punch.
The article 'Global Warming' notes that the bhut jolokia, also called the Naga
chilli, carries the sort of heat that one normally would find only in the
hottest chilli sauces made from pure pepper extract.
Chilli heat is measured in Scoville Heat Units (SHUs), and while pure
capsaicin, the main capsaicinoid in a chilli, measures 16 million SHUs, the
ghost chilli measures just over one million SHUs. (PTI)
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