Chile Peppers with the Chile Pepper Institute - #22

This episode is all about Chile Peppers! I traveled to southern New Mexico to the Chile Pepper institute at New Mexico State University. I talk with Danise Coon and Dr. Dennis Lozada who are two researchers with the institute. In the episode we discuss the origins of Chile Peppers, the factors that affect Chile pepper production, the Scoville scale to measure the heat of peppers, mechanization of agricultural functions, multi omics, methods to improve pepper yields and the best dishes that go with Chile peppers. I hope you enjoy! VIDEO:Pepper X: Sean Evans, Chili Klaus & Smokin' Ed Currie Eat the New World's Hottest Pepper | Hot Ones: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUYtDA7j19c PAPERS:Diversification of chiles (Capsicum, Solanaceae) through time and space: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9622771/Chile Consumers and Their Preferences Toward Region of Production-Certified Chile Peppers: https://pubs.nmsu.edu/research/economics/RR790/Chile Pepper (Capsicum) Breeding and Improvement in the "Multi-Omics" Era: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35592583/ ARTICLES:Scoville scale: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scoville_scaleNMSU investigates how peppers get their punch: https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/education/nmsu/2016/01/31/nmsu-investigates-how-peppers-get-their-punch/79607342/ RESTAURANTS:Chope's Bar & Cafe in La Mesa, NMLa Posta De Mesilla in Mesilla, NMAndele Restaurant Mesilla, NMSi Señor Restaurant in Las Cruces, NMEl Parasol in Española, NMEl Paragua Restaurant in Española, NMTomasita's Santa Fe New Mexican Restaurant in Santa Fe, NMOwl Cafe in Albuquerque, NM CONNECT: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrian-dolinay-frm-96a289106/ GitHub: https://github.com/ad17171717 X: https://twitter.com/DolinayG Odysee: https://odysee.com/@adriandolinay:0 Medium: https://medium.com/@adriandolinay PODCAST: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-aspiring-stem-geek/id1765996824 Audible: https://www.audible.com/podcast/The-Aspiring-STEM-Geek/B0DC73S9SNiHeart Radio: https://iheart.com/podcast/202676097/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/60dPNJbDPaPw7ru8g5btxV |-Video Chapters-|0:00 – Intro1:08 – What are Chile Peppers and where do they come from2:24 – Ideal climate to grow Chile Peppers6:20 – Disease affecting Chile Peppers7:22 – Why has there been a drop in Chile Pepper production8:42 – Measuring the spiciness of Chile Peppers13:37 – How to cool off from a hot Pepper15:34 – Does Pepper X have potential competition from New Mexico?18:05 – Green vs. Red20:43 – NuMex Twilight Ornamental Chile21:44 – Ristra25:01 – The best times to visit the Chile Pepper Institute27:35 – The International Pepper Conference29:54 – The Chile Pepper Institute’s global partners31:52 – Defining Capsicum32:17 – Multi-Omics36:08 – The phenotyping bottleneck38:06 – Speed Breeding38:59 – Robots in the Pepper fields42:40 – Chile vs Chili44:26 – Favorite food to add Chile too46:50 – Hottest Chile Pepper Danise has tried49:28 – Best New Mexican dishes with Chile Pepper50:38 – New Mexico restaurant recommendations54:43 – The natural beauty of New Mexico