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[quote="Steve"] Keep meaning to order some fresh tortillas from them too.



I've just been sampling their soft corn tortillas and they are excellent. We will soon be selling tacos at The Globe in Brighton filled with either pulled pork, chopped brisket or smoked chicken and topped with guacamole, sour cream and salsa. I can't begin to describe how good these are!

By soon do you mean before the week beginning 12th March? Ie the week I'm coming down to see you?

Put my order in yesterday morning, it's just been delivered Thanks Steve

The Spicery has a very wide selection of chilli and other such spices and do free delivery which is always good, their black peppercorns are the best I've found so far, other spice shops are available.

On Chilli, yes there are different levels of heat, I like to get flavour over just pure burn, so a nice blend of ancho and chipotle, both smoked dried chillies which gives them their depth of flavour. Ancho is the poblano chilli smoke dried, you can use them whole re-hydrated and stuffed with a sharp cheese such as feta which is great, or use them in stews, kind of a chocolate flavour chipotle is smoke-dried jalapeño chilli.

Of course if I could work out how to grown them both then smoke dry them I would be on a roll

Thanks for the explanaition

Great explanation, however it is my understanding that ancho chiles are dried poblanos but not smoked. They certainly don't have a smokey flavour like chipotles.

Took my first baby steps with the ancho chilli, used 1/4 spoonful to 1 tbs of pork seasoning for devilled pork kidneys last night. Will step it up next time.
Thanks for the advice Steve & Catnip

Steve wrote:Great explanation, however it is my understanding that ancho chiles are dried poblanos but not smoked. They certainly don't have a smokey flavour like chipotles.

after some research not 100% sure they are smoke-dried or just dried, some articles say they are some just say they have a smoky flavour: http://cbsop.com/recipes/ancho-chilie-powder/, still such a great flavour

Agreed 100% on Ancho, love them.

Smoked or not, doesn't matter. after posting I looked around and found some articles saying they were smoked too.