# Penis peppers **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [November 23, 1999, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-peppers/4928 "1999-11-23T03:42:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Louie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c68b51/32.png) [@Louie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Louie)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 1999, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-peppers/4928/1 "1999-11-23T03:42:00Z")
My dad got these hot peppers from his friend one day. But these peppers he got had a strange appearance to them. The sides of the pepper looked like it melted, which made the peppers look like penises (long, curved, with a head and foreskin). My questions to anyone whose into hot peppers: 1. What happened to these peppers that made them have this appearance? 2. Is this a specific kind of pepper, or a hybrid of 2 different peppers? 3. Is this pepper safe to eat? * * * …and remember, duct tape fixes _all_ your problems, big and small. [Fun with HTML (tutoral) : The True Sequal](http://www.straightdope.com/ubb/Archives/Archive-000001/HTML/19991103-2-000302.html) [Give someone an FU](http://www.straightdope.com/ubb/Forum5/HTML/000255.html) ---
**Author:** ![EvilGhandi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@EvilGhandi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilGhandi)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 1999, 8:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-peppers/4928/2 "1999-11-23T08:34:00Z")
Never eat a peck of penis peppers. I doubt this is the answer but there are plastic “vegetable molds” available to gardeners. You slip them over an immature fruit and it grows into it, conforming to the shape of the mold. ---
**Author:** ![JBENZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b77776/32.png) [@JBENZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JBENZ)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 1999, 8:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-peppers/4928/3 "1999-11-23T08:57:00Z")
> [@](#): > > 1. What happened to these peppers that made them have this appearance? > 2. Is this a specific kind of pepper, or a hybrid of 2 different peppers? > 3. Is this pepper safe to eat? Those are called Peter Peppers and, yes, that’s what they are named for and, yes, they are a specific breed and, yes, they are safe to eat (provided your guests have a sense of humor). * * * JB Lex Non Favet Delicatorum Votis ---
**Author:** ![mr\_john](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8baadc/32.png) [@mr\_john](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr_john)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 1999, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-peppers/4928/4 "1999-11-23T13:15:00Z")
where do I get some seeds? I hope they are called seeds. I have heard of animal husbandry but didn’t know it aplied to gardening. I thot that was horticulture. i have had some success in that which mite explain why i need the peppers. * * * “Pardon me while I have a strange interlude.”-Marx ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 1999, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-peppers/4928/5 "1999-11-23T15:53:00Z")
Seeds are inside the pepper. Ah, speaking of seeds…the hotness of any pepper is contained in that white pith & seeds in the pepper. Take those out & the pepper is literally quite mild. Surprise your friends by doing this beforehand before you eat them. ---
**Author:** ![AuraSeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c2a13f/32.png) [@AuraSeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuraSeer)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 1999, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-peppers/4928/6 "1999-11-23T17:59:00Z")
Not true, **handy**. The flesh of a pepper (the colored part) is only very slightly less hot than the insides. To prove this to yourself, go ahead and remove all the pith and seeds from one fresh habanero pepper, until you’re left with just the yellow flesh. Then pop that sucker in your mouth and chew. Just be sure you have a glass of milk handy-- or a beer-- because it’s going to hurt, and water will not help. * * * Laugh hard; it’s a long way to the bank. ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 1999, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-peppers/4928/7 "1999-11-23T23:09:00Z")
AuraSeer, ah no. I saw some professional pepper eaters on TV & they explained it. PS: Milk won’t do much for you sometimes… ---
**Author:** ![cher3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@cher3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cher3)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 1999, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-peppers/4928/8 "1999-11-23T23:36:00Z")
Really, handy–a lot of heat is contained in the pith and seeds, but in really hot peppers there will be plenty left. Maybe not enough to faze a professional pepper eater (now there’s a job description!)but plenty for the likes of us mere mortals. I speak from experience. ---
**Author:** ![Rysdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7cd45c/32.png) [@Rysdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysdad)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 1999, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-peppers/4928/9 "1999-11-24T01:19:00Z")
Just for the record…after you have sliced those peppers, _do not touch your penis!_ If you do, well, you’ll suddenly learn that you know how to break dance. ---
**Author:** ![JillGat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JillGat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JillGat)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 1999, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-peppers/4928/10 "1999-11-24T02:36:00Z")
[[Ah, speaking of seeds…the hotness of any pepper is contained in that white pith & seeds in the pepper. Take those out & the pepper is literally quite mild. Surprise your friends by doing this beforehand before you eat them.]] I defy you to do that with habanero or Scotch Bonnet peppers. ---
**Author:** ![Louie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c68b51/32.png) [@Louie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Louie)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 1999, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-peppers/4928/11 "1999-11-24T05:49:00Z")
Peter peppers, eh? Thanks JBENZ ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 1999, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-peppers/4928/12 "1999-11-24T06:07:00Z")
I have procured a path to a picture of a [Peter/Penis Pepper](http://studserver.uni-dortmund.de/~su0908/pictures/peter_pepper.jpg). Prodigious proportions prevented posting. * * * TT “Believe those who seek the truth. Doubt those who find it.” --Andre Gide ---
**Author:** ![Louie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c68b51/32.png) [@Louie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Louie)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 1999, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-peppers/4928/13 "1999-11-24T11:53:00Z")
mr john, the peppers are only 3 inches long. ---
**Author:** ![Satan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Satan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satan)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 1999, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-peppers/4928/14 "1999-11-24T13:17:00Z")
I wouldn’t say that too loudly, Louie… * * * Yer pal, Satan ---
**Author:** ![JBENZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b77776/32.png) [@JBENZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JBENZ)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 1999, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-peppers/4928/15 "1999-11-25T07:27:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Just for the record…after you have sliced those peppers, do not touch your penis! If you do, well, you’ll suddenly learn that you know how to break dance. The technical term for that is Chile Willie. * * * JB Lex Non Favet Delicatorum Votis ---
**Author:** ![lee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lee/32/7455_2.png) [@lee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lee)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2000, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-peppers/4928/16 "2000-06-26T04:38:04Z")
And men, never ask your partner for oral sex just after he or she has eaten hot peppers. My hubby did and regretted it. ---
**Author:** ![Silo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac91a4/32.png) [@Silo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silo)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2000, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-peppers/4928/17 "2000-06-26T08:05:53Z")
> [@](#): > > And men, never ask your partner for oral sex just after he or she has eaten hot peppers. My hubby did and regretted it. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Homer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/df788c/32.png) [@Homer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homer)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2000, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-peppers/4928/18 "2000-06-26T10:43:01Z")
I just wanted to step in and brag. I’ve eaten two habenero peppers. Didn’t need anything to drink, either. The ring of fire effect that evening was unholy, though. –Tim ---
**Author:** ![JimmyNipples](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eb9ed0/32.png) [@JimmyNipples](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimmyNipples)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2000, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-peppers/4928/19 "2000-06-26T13:32:57Z")
The Scotch Bonnet is quite the hotty. Milk, beer and so on,(any liquid) won’t help. You need bread or crackers or something dry and absorbant. Liquid will just spread the oil from the pepper all around your already burning mouth. If it makes you sweat when you eat it, its hot enough!! Regards, Graeme ---
**Author:** ![Olentzero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/90ced4/32.png) [@Olentzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Olentzero)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2000, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-peppers/4928/20 "2000-06-26T19:10:47Z")
Damned if I can find it now, but I distinctly remember Unca Cecil addressing the question of rinsing the oils from hot peppers out of your mouth. He’d said the protein casein was the key ingredient in stripping the spices off the roof of your mouth, and my experience confirms it - burritos, hot wings, what have you - either a nice tall glass of milk or a triple-scoop vanilla ice-cream cone helps immensely once you reach the point of “OK, that was fun, ride’s over.” [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-peppers/4928.md?page=2)