On Sun, Jun 10, 2012 at 11:56 PM, Eugen Leitl <[email protected]> wrote:

> 15 g of powdered Bih/Bhut Jolokia is here. It actually smells
> nasty/musty. I suspect it's stale. Anyone smelled fresh dried Bhut Jolokia?
> Does it smell nice/wholesome, when fresh?

The fresh chili smells and tastes sweet, with notes of apple. The burn
kicks in relatively slowly, about 5 seconds in.

> P.S. Will try to extract the oleoresin when I have time

If you want to use it in food then pure capsaicin is boring. Only
heat, no taste.

Udhay

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