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I don’t like more than a little spicy but I discovered that if you stand the jalapeño up and cut vertical panels leaving the core and seeds behind, they are ess
by sudden_dystopia 3y ago
I don’t like more than a little spicy but I discovered that if you stand the jalapeño up and cut vertical panels leaving the core and seeds behind, they are essentially just sweet peppers with a little kick. It seems that almost all of the heat is in the seeds and the plith.
- ericra 3y agoAs mentioned in another comment, you are correct that by far the highest concentration is in the pith/placenta (~90% typically). The seeds have a relatively low capsaicin concentration, but their surface gets spicy from being in direct contact with the pith. But practically speaking, you're right. You can just cut away the outsides and get most of the flavor without much spice at all.
- amenghra 3y agoMy experience is most peppers pack the most heat in their seeds. Some peppers have a hot oil that can get on your fingers and start tingling minutes/couple hours later.
- progmetaldev 3y agoI thought the same, but it's supposed to be from the pith. I just think that since the seeds grow off the pith, you get some of that pith with the seeds. I've also felt the horror and pain of using the restroom hours after dealing with peppers, not realizing the mistake that I had made. Never again though, that was a teaching moment for life!
- coffeebeqn 3y agoSmokin Ed Currie also says that the pith is where the spice is mainly (creator of Carolina Reaper for example)
- gnicholas 3y agoYeah it's been interesting for me to watch as my kid eats fresh restaurant salsa with chunks of jalapeño in it. I remembering wondering if I ate jalapeño chunks at that age; it makes sense that this is just a trend in the spice level, not my kid being a spice-monger.