Re: [silk] Udhay's going to be arrested on weapons charges :)

2009-06-26 Thread Kiran Jonnalagadda
2009/6/26 Venkatesh Hariharan > If we don't hear from you next week, we will assume the worst :-) If > you do survive this gastronomic adventure, do share your experiences. I had one earlier this year and streamed tears of joy for the next hour. It was all I could do, for my larynx was thorough

Re: [silk] Udhay's going to be arrested on weapons charges :)

2009-06-26 Thread Venkatesh Hariharan
On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 11:06 AM, Mahesh Murthy wrote: > Being a bit of a spice monster, I've looked for a while to find sauces etc > based on the Bhut Jolokia in India - not the least because it's cultivated > in Tezpur, Assam, where I spent 3 years growing up. > > I didn't find any. > > Till I vi

Re: [silk] Udhay's going to be arrested on weapons charges :)

2009-06-25 Thread Mahesh Murthy
Being a bit of a spice monster, I've looked for a while to find sauces etc based on the Bhut Jolokia in India - not the least because it's cultivated in Tezpur, Assam, where I spent 3 years growing up. I didn't find any. Till I visited a mall in Philadelphia last week and found 3 American firms m

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2009-06-25 Thread Alok G. Singh
Charles Haynes wrote: >> Pure capsaicin oleoresin is probably manufactured in some foreign country > "Probably?" Why do you think OC is not manufactured in India? I thought there was a plant in Kerala. -- Alok Comedy, like Medicine, was never meant to be practiced by the general public.

Re: [silk] Udhay's going to be arrested on weapons charges :)

2009-06-25 Thread ss
On Friday 26 Jun 2009 9:00:23 am J. Andrew Rogers wrote: > A quick googling confirms that there are multiple domestic OC   > manufacturers and exporters in India, not that this precludes foreign   > manufacture in any particular case. Aha - these guys are making money off others when chilli powder

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2009-06-25 Thread ss
On Friday 26 Jun 2009 8:47:08 am Charles Haynes wrote: > is this just you speculating? Informed speculation. However since you have asked I will do some reseacrh and check the manufacturers and priced of capsaicin oleoresin versus chili powder and post here if I am able to find out. shiv

Re: [silk] Udhay's going to be arrested on weapons charges :)

2009-06-25 Thread Charles Haynes
y On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 1:30 PM, J. Andrew Rogers wrote: > > On Jun 25, 2009, at 8:17 PM, Charles Haynes wrote: >> >> On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 1:01 PM, ss wrote: >> >>> Actually it is not so silly. >>> >>> Pure capsaicin oleoresin is probably manufactured in some foreign country >> >> "Probably?"

Re: [silk] Udhay's going to be arrested on weapons charges :)

2009-06-25 Thread J. Andrew Rogers
On Jun 25, 2009, at 8:17 PM, Charles Haynes wrote: On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 1:01 PM, ss wrote: Actually it is not so silly. Pure capsaicin oleoresin is probably manufactured in some foreign country "Probably?" Why do you think OC is not manufactured in India? A quick googling confirms t

Re: [silk] Udhay's going to be arrested on weapons charges :)

2009-06-25 Thread Charles Haynes
On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 1:01 PM, ss wrote: > On Friday 26 Jun 2009 6:56:46 am Charles Haynes wrote: >> Except that pure capsacin oleoresin is already available and used in >> non-lethal weapons. >> >> This is silly. > > Actually it is not so silly. > > Pure capsaicin oleoresin is probably manufact

Re: [silk] Udhay's going to be arrested on weapons charges :)

2009-06-25 Thread ss
On Friday 26 Jun 2009 6:56:46 am Charles Haynes wrote: > Except that pure capsacin oleoresin is already available and used in > non-lethal weapons. > > This is silly. Actually it is not so silly. Pure capsaicin oleoresin is probably manufactured in some foreign country and will have to be bought

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2009-06-25 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Radhika, Y. [25/06/09 18:32 -0700]: sadly no. but this time i picked up some other gems - Bawarchi and Katha (Dipti patil and naseeruddin) Ah, and this is what I picked up yesterday - * Gregory Peck in "I walk the line" (johnny cash songs aplenty but not a cash biopic like the Joaquin Phoeni

Re: [silk] Udhay's going to be arrested on weapons charges :)

2009-06-25 Thread Deepa Mohan
On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 6:58 AM, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote: > Charles Haynes [26/06/09 11:26 +1000]: > >> Except that pure capsacin oleoresin is already available and used in >> non-lethal weapons. >> >> This is silly. >> > > Ah no. It is political. The north east is one of those areas that nee

Re: [silk] Udhay's going to be arrested on weapons charges :)

2009-06-25 Thread Radhika, Y.
sadly no. but this time i picked up some other gems - Bawarchi and Katha (Dipti patil and naseeruddin) On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 6:25 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote: > Radhika, Y. [25/06/09 18:22 -0700]: > >> so i am guessing that mace in india for women will contain hot chilli >> powder >> inste

Re: [silk] Udhay's going to be arrested on weapons charges :)

2009-06-25 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Charles Haynes [26/06/09 11:26 +1000]: Except that pure capsacin oleoresin is already available and used in non-lethal weapons. This is silly. Ah no. It is political. The north east is one of those areas that needs a lot of development activity, and what better way than to showcase a record br

Re: [silk] Udhay's going to be arrested on weapons charges :)

2009-06-25 Thread Charles Haynes
On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 11:13 AM, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote: > Indian defence scientists are planning to put one of the world's hottest > chilli > powders into hand grenades. > > They say the devices will be used to control rioters and in counter-insurgency > operations. Except that pure caps

Re: [silk] Udhay's going to be arrested on weapons charges :)

2009-06-25 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Radhika, Y. [25/06/09 18:22 -0700]: so i am guessing that mace in india for women will contain hot chilli powder instead of pepper spray? Of course, didnt you see that old smita patil movie? Ketan Mehta's mirch masala.

Re: [silk] Udhay's going to be arrested on weapons charges :)

2009-06-25 Thread Radhika, Y.
so i am guessing that mace in india for women will contain hot chilli powder instead of pepper spray? On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 6:13 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote: > His favorite bhut jolokia is going to be made into grenades, you see.. > DRDO seems to have discovered bhut jolokia big time. > >

[silk] Udhay's going to be arrested on weapons charges :)

2009-06-25 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
His favorite bhut jolokia is going to be made into grenades, you see.. DRDO seems to have discovered bhut jolokia big time. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8119591.stm India plans hot chilli grenades Chillis Indian defence scientists are planning to put one of the world's hottest chilli p