Chilli-Labor/atory

Most Dangerous Object in the Office: Pure Cap Hot Sauce | Magazine. Wired, that took you long enough…

Stumbled across some really nice reporting of a trip to Assam/Nagaland on the trail of the Bhut Jolokia / Naga Jolokia pepper, the new record-holder with regards to pungency.

Article by Karen Coates on her website, here (pdf), further pictures by Jerry Redfern here.

Times Online reports on a new measure by traffic police, aimed at reducing traffic fatalities caused by sleepy drivers: hand out chile peppers!

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article5892371.ece

Hillary’s Health Plan: Hot Peppers
During a recent “60 Minutes” interview, Senator Hillary Clinton unveiled a surprising weapon in her fight to become the Democratic presidential nominee: hot peppers.

Quelle: New York Times blog

Wird ihr zwar wahrscheinlich auch nicht mehr helfen, ist aber doch amüsant – und das Artikelchen erwähnt mal wieder die positiven gesundheitlichen, physiologischen und möglicherweise psychologischen Effekte scharfen Essens.