Guest guest Posted May 4, 2006 Report Share Posted May 4, 2006 I did a search on the internet and this is the first one I came across - chilli with two ls.This page is about chilli peppers, the fruit of the Capsicum family of plants. It is these fruit which provide the 'heat' to food from across the world. The idea for this site came to me as an avid chef, of considerable scientific bent. I make a point of understanding the chemistry involved in my cooking, and I particularly enjoy using and eating chillies. This site will investigate the chemicals present in these fruit, what gives them their heat, and the effect of the chemical on the body. Capsaicinoids - The chemical origin of heat in chillies. This page examines the chemicals responsible for the heat of chillies, and gives molecular models of some of the more common. Analysis - The chemical methods employed in the study of peppers. The use of HPLC and Mass Spectroscopy on peppers, and some sample spectra. The Scoville Scale - The standard way of measuring the heat within a pepper. Determined with HPLC. The Effect of Chillies on the Body - What makes the Capsaicin taste hot, and what happens after that. Endorphins - The release of these molecules is caused by the pain response from chillies, leading to a sense of happiness and well being. Using Chillies - Every good scientist performs some kind of experiment. Here is a rough guide to experimenting with chillies. Hot Humour - Anecdotes and stories pertaining to chillies. No scientific merit whatsoever, but quite interesting none-the-less. References - Some of the pages that helped me write this site, and a little about me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 4, 2006 Report Share Posted May 4, 2006 i think the normal US spellin is with one " L " both the meal and the pepper i think the extra " l " fell off somewhere over the atlantic...er maybe the first english settlers ate it during the long winters of their arrival " wot have we got to eat? " " well, we 'ave some shoe leather, some sail..wait, blimmey! we've got a bloody bunch of extra letters we 'ave! " " well guv'na, don't be a bleedin hog, pass em aroun'! " >jo <jo.heartwork >May 4, 2006 1:16 PM > > The Chemistry of Chilli Peppers > >I did a search on the internet and this is the first one I came across - >chilli with two ls.This page is about chilli peppers, the fruit of the >Capsicum family of plants. It is these fruit which provide the 'heat' to >food from across the world. > > > The idea for this site came to me as an avid chef, of considerable >scientific bent. I make a point of understanding the >chemistry involved in my cooking, and I particularly enjoy using and eating >chillies. This site will investigate the chemicals present in these fruit, >what gives them their heat, and the effect of the chemical on the body. > > > Capsaicinoids - The chemical origin of heat in chillies. This page >examines the chemicals responsible for the heat of chillies, and gives >molecular models of some of the more common. > > > > > > Analysis - The chemical methods employed in the study of peppers. The >use of HPLC and Mass Spectroscopy on peppers, and some sample >spectra. > > > > > > The Scoville Scale - The standard way of measuring the heat within a >pepper. Determined with HPLC. > > > > > > The Effect of Chillies on the Body - What makes the Capsaicin taste >hot, and what happens after that. > > > > > > Endorphins - The release of these molecules is caused by the pain >response from chillies, leading to a sense of happiness and well being. > > > > > > Using Chillies - Every good scientist performs some kind of >experiment. Here is a rough guide to experimenting with chillies. > > > > > > Hot Humour - Anecdotes and stories pertaining to chillies. No >scientific merit whatsoever, but quite interesting none-the-less. > > > > > > References - Some of the pages that helped me write this site, and a >little about me. > > > > > > >To send an email to - > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 4, 2006 Report Share Posted May 4, 2006 Hi Fraggle > i think the extra " l " fell off somewhere over the atlantic...er maybe the first english settlers ate it during the long winters of > their arrival Quite possibly.... and that would also explain the missing " u " s from words like colour and honour ;-) BB Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 4, 2006 Report Share Posted May 4, 2006 my great great great great grandfraggle said they used the " u's " as spare horse shoes and as digging tools.... plus, you add a bunch together and you've got a canoe..... >Peter <metalscarab >May 4, 2006 2:50 PM > >Re: The Chemistry of Chilli Peppers > >Hi Fraggle > >> i think the extra " l " fell off somewhere over the atlantic...er maybe the >first english settlers ate it during the long winters of >> their arrival > >Quite possibly.... and that would also explain the missing " u " s from words >like colour and honour ;-) > >BB >Peter > > > > >To send an email to - > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 5, 2006 Report Share Posted May 5, 2006 Hi Fraggle >my great great great great grandfraggle said they used the " u's " as spare horse shoes and as > digging tools.... >plus, you add a bunch together and you've got a canoe..... Really? So, how come they replaced a load of ss with zs? What can an s do that a z can't? BB Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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