It IS the same Mridul. I wasn't sure either. As children what we used
to call bhwt-jolokiya was a mild round one, looks like a leteku,
except green that turns deep purplish red when ripe. Only early
this year I found out that 'bih jolkiya' is also called 'bhwt
jolokiya'.
BTW, what Kamal wrote, that it is also called 'kordoi xiria jolokiya'
is quite an appropriate name, since the ' Bor-bih jolokiya' do have
four irregular ridges. The lota bih's ridges are not as marked.
There are TWO types of 'bih jolokiya': Bor bih and Lota bih. The
former is about 2" long and 1 to 1.5" across, while the Lota bih is
about the same in length but only 1/2" to 3/4" across. The Lota bih
plant grows very wide at the top, branching out like a creeper, thus
the name. Both are ungodly hot, except the Bor bih, I think is
hotter. Only the 'khud (or kon ) jolokiya' can come anywhere near
the two in their fieriness.
At 9:53 PM -0700 6/18/07, Mridul Bhuyan wrote:
'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
<<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[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 <<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[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
<<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[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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