Are chile seeds hot?!
Are chile seeds hot?
i have been arguing with people about chili seeds NOT being hot but rather that the wall of the fruit has "veins" containing the Capsicum,that when ruptured spray the oil all over the inner surface of the chili pod,people don't believe me and i would like some backup on these facts please.
Any info would be appreciated
Answers:
The seeds are DEFINITELY hot. But so are the membranes of the pods. Not so much the glands that carry the capsaicin but what they call the placenta of the fruit that is soaked with it.
http://www.linkstop.com/aaa/gallery/albu...
http://www.fiery-foods.com/dave/capsaici...
So shake hands as a draw. You really don't want to eat or handle the seeds OR the juice when you are slicing and cooking with them.
And don't rub your eyes!
Well I was always told that it is the seeds in chilli and the capsicum that produce the heat.
yes and no
if you remove the seeds form a jalapeno, it will lose most of it's spicyness and also if you put a jalapeno flat on a cutting board and gently press it down as you're rolling it, it will release some of the spicyness from the veins and also if the chiles have been grown in hot place it will be more spicy.