Aloha All, I just wanted to let everyone know that I will be out of the country for a couple weeks so may not be able to answer messages and emails.
Your orders will still be processed as normal.
Mahalo to you all and I’ll be back soon!
Jamie.
The Hottest Pepper Blog
May 12, 2010
April 15, 2010
The Hottest Pepper Recipe Contest
Big announcement, in case you guys didn’t get the hot memo, The Hottest Pepper is hosting a hot sauce and salsa contest. Do you have a killer recipe that is not just hot but incredibly tasty? Then show us your Iron Chef skills by emailing pictures, and your recipe to enter.
One winner from each category, Hot Sauce and Salsa, will receive a $100 cash prize.
Contest Details
Submit an email with the recipe to your salsa or hot sauce
and pictures of your dish by May 1st 2010.
and pictures of your dish by May 1st 2010.
Your recipe must contain some sort of pepper element. It does not have to be a Bhut Jolokia, any pepper will do.
It has to be YOUR original recipe, so no cruising
Food Network here folks!
How The Winner Will Be Determined
Winning Salsa and Hot Sauced will be based on
1) Creativity and originality of ingredients
2) Ease of recipe instructions
(we can’t make it if we can’t follow it)
3) How the Pepper is used
(zest, pepper flakes, whole, what makes your way unique?)
Remember it’s not about making the HOTTEST salsa or hot sauce, it’s about making something original. This contest is not gauged on heat!
So send in your recipes, pictures and stories! One winner from each category will receive $100, a feature on our website and a chance for us to enter your recipe for you in the Austin Texas Chili contest!
April 11, 2010
Helping Haiti – a Thank You to All
We recently received a Thank You letter from the American Red Cross, to which we’d like to share with you. Your purchases during our Haiti Fundraiser helped to send $1000 towards the Haiti relief. Many people were left without homes, food, clothing and other necessities, to which our aid helped provide a bit more for everyone there in need.
To view the letter please click the image below.
April 9, 2010
Organic Food-It’s More Nutritious
Aloha,
Several months ago I received a comment online that disagreed with my contention that organic food is more nutritious than commercially grown food. I finally found the research I had used regarding this information.
According to studies comparing 11 main nutrients by scientists at Washington State University, and the University of Florida, organic food averages 25% higher in content of these 11 nutrients.
The comparisons studied numbered 236 between food grown organically, and commercially and the scientists used all available data at that time. The report titled ’State of Science Review: Nutritional Superiority of Organic Foods’ can be view by going to the following website- www.organic-center.org.
Jamie
April 5, 2010
The Slug Fest
Boy ‘ol boy, what a night! I was on the Mainland for 3 days and tonight was the first time since I left that I was able to hunt slugs in the garden. Those little SOB’s were everywhere. I must have killed more than 70! Makes one wonder how fast those little destroyers reproduce. We had a lot of rain during those 3 days which makes them more active. There was also a 10″ long centipede, many cockroaches, and some rock lizards who couldn’t sleep. So, it will be about a week before I get the slugs back under control and then won’t have to worry about the destruction they can do in a very short period of time. Yeah, I have tried beer, upside down cantaloupe, cardboard, salt, etc. Nothing works better than a sharp pair of scissors, a good set of eyes and a bright flashlight.
Aloha and Mahalo,
Jamie
March 30, 2010
Bhut Jolokia Smoke Grenades–OUCH!!! Go Indian Army!!!
Aloha Gang,
Well, by now I am sure a lot of you have heard about the Indian army getting approval to use the Bhut Jolokia pepper as the main ingredient in smoke grenades. They will be used as an anti-terrorist defense that will hurt but not kill. I am sure that it will be used to disperse crowds, force perts out of holed up locations, etc. I can tell you from first hand experience that it will work. Go get ‘em Indian Army–Bhut Jolokia rules!
During our harvest season, we sometimes harvest 1,000 peppers in a day. Each and every Bhut Jolokia pepper has the seeds taken out by hand. We wear 4 layers of vinyl gloves, a respirator, and long sleeve shirts. Further, there is a beach towel covering our laps. Those peppers are juicy and somehow, that hot,hot capsaicin squirts out everywhere when slicing the peppers open. The 4 layers of gloves lasts only about an hour before they have to be changed. What I am saying is that they are very dangerous and can give you an unbelievable amount of pain and suffering. During the harvest season, my friends don’t stop by, my girlfriend won’t get near me, and frankly, it’s a lonely, lonely time of year. I am toxic, and I leave a trail of Bhut Jolokia pain and suffering everywhereI go. It’s on every part of my body eventually, and I mean every part. Sometime at night and I writhing in pain as I try to go to sleep. Yes, the peppers have somehow gotten into my bed, and believe me that’s not funny. I wake up tired the next morning with dark circles under my eyes, wondering how in the world I got into this mess. I keep hearing the Oliver Hardy quote- “Well, here’s another nice mess you’ve gotten me into.” But the problem is, I have gotten into it all by myself!
So, it’s the Bhut Jolokia pepper and the Indian army joining forces to keep the bad guys in check. So, throw those Bhut Jolokia smoke grenades and more power to the Bhut!
Keep those questions coming, and keep planting those Bhuts! And, if any of you out there make a Bhut Jolokia hand grenade, please send me a sample!
Jamie
March 28, 2010
Soak the Bhut Seeds Please
Aloha Everyone,
Mahalo for all of your questions. And best of luck with your newly germinating, or planted Bhut Jolokia pepper plants. Very good to hear that just about everyone is having great luck.
Hey, you two who did not soak the Bhut seeds overnight before germinating. You know who you are! You gotta listen to the old man. These seeds are a bit strange as far as germination goes. It helps tremendously to soak the seeds in water the night before. You will get faster germination and a higher percentage of success.
Out of all of the orders we have received, we have had only 2 instances of sub par germination. And that’s a tiny percentage of our sales. So, good for you. You are listening. Now soak those seeds!
March 25, 2010
Hot Peppers Help With a Diabetes Breakthrough!
Since childhood we have been told to eat our veggies, that an apple a day can keep the doctor a way, and just what and how we eat plays a monumental part in our well being. The other big portion to our equation of health, is how our bodies react and process various things that can either inhibit or activate certain ailments.
“In a discovery that has stunned even those behind it, scientists at a Toronto hospital say they have proof the body’s nervous system helps trigger diabetes, opening the door to a potential near-cure of the disease that affects millions..”
This study was first based on the structures of what happens within the body in Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. In Type 1, which is usually first found in children or young adults, the body does not produce insulin. The most frequent form of diabetes is Type 2, where the body’s cells ignore insulin, or not enough is produced.
Scientists in Canada found that “diabetic mice became healthy virtually overnight after researchers injected a substance to counteract the effect of malfunctioning pain neurons in the pancreas.”
“I’ve never seen anything like it,” said Dr. Hans Michael Dosch, an immunologist at the hospital and a leader of the studies. “In my career, this is unique.” The substance in which was injected was ” Capsaicin, the active ingredient in hot chili peppers, to kill the pancreatic sensory nerves in mice that had an equivalent of Type 1 diabetes.”
The researchers are astonished at their findings but admit that there is much studying to be completed before human test subjects are introduced, but this marking event gives hope for the future that there could be a groundbreaking discovery to help millions suffering with diabetes.
To read the entire click here.
The immense list of health benefits that come from peppers are ongoing, visit our “fun facts” section for a little crash course on “hot food health info.”
Quality
Aloha Everyone,
Today I would like to discuss the quality of our products here at The Waimea Bay Chili Pepper Company. Here in Hawaii we have the luxury to be located in the Pacific Ocean 2,200 miles away from the closest continent. We have clean air, and clean water, and our soils are rich and loamy. Our climate is perfect, not too hot nor too humid, and we can wear shorts and a T shirt 365 days a year (if we wear the T shirt). Here on the North Shore of Oahu our temperatures range from about 72-85 in the winter and about 80-92 in the summer months. Of course, it does dip down into the 60’s every once in a while in the winter, and hits 95 once in a great while in the summer. But all in all, we have perfect weather, and clean, clear water.
At the Waimea Bay Chili Pepper Company, we are 100% organic. No chemicals of any kind. PERIOD. All of our peppers are pampered, and our peppers are picked at the peak of their ripeness. Our Bhut Jolokia peppers average at just under 900, 000 SHU (tested by HPLC) and I personally put our peppers against any and all comers for heat and taste, and size. Our Bhut Jolokia pepper plants produce more than 300 peppers each and are more than 6 feet high.
I have tested many of our competitors products and I am not impressed. I don’t bad mouth anyone, but I would like to know if anyone out there is actually getting a good product that is grown in the USA. So if you are, please email me and let me know where you are buying it, and I will order from that company to see what I think. And I don’t even want to talk about product from India. Enough said about that not to mention the chemicals they are using to grow the peppers. Remember, a lot of foreign countries are still using pesticides, and fertilizers that have long been banned in the USA.
Our peppers are the best plain and simple. They are hotter than any other peppers out there and they are grown with care and aloha. We are now working on a cistern that will hold our fresh, clean rain water. This rain water will then run through a charcoal filter and will be gravity fed into our gardens. Our peppers and other vegi’s in the garden will benefit from this as there will then be absolutely nothing unnatural in our water. The plants will grow faster, stronger and produce more fruit. I am so excited to see this come to fruition. And this cistern will also supply our drinking water. We are also getting bids now on solar heating so we can get off of the grid. We have had a solar water supply for 10 years and we are very excited to have new solar panels that will produce electricity.
Once again, quality is our number one priority. Our products are 100% guaranteed. Please read the testimonials on this site and please watch our videos. I am here to help in any way I can- growing tips, pest problems, etc. I welcome any comments, questions or suggestions.
Mahalo nui loa,
Jamie
January 22, 2010
HURRY, HURRY, HURRY–Last of the Fresh Peppers
Aloha Everyone,
I hope all of you are staying warm on the Mainland. As I wrote earlier this week, we have harvested the last of our fresh peppers. We are selling them at a very, very fast pace and will be out of stock within a week. I suggest that if you would like to try our fresh organic Bhut Jolokia peppers, you order now. They are the best, plain and simple. We will not have fresh peppers for at least 6o days and that’s if the weather cooperates.
Once again, thanks for the business and hope to hear from you.
Jamie