Pepper Roulette

A couple of weeks ago we played Pepper Roulette at work. Some of the peppers on this plate are orange bell peppers. The rest are habanero peppers. Apparently these are generally indistinguishable to the untrained eye.

The object was to choose a pepper to eat and hope you get a bell pepper.

I lost.

I did, however, learn a lot about habanero peppers. They generally taste like a bell pepper until you hit the pack of seeds, and not all of the seeds are spicy.

I eased into the challenge. I sniffed the pepper, I licked the pepper, then I bit into it a bit. No problems. I ate a bit more, no spice at all. "I got a bell pepper", I declared. Silly me.

I did not finish my pepper, and the others who had chosen wisely were entertained by my folly. Of course, I was not the only person who lost the game.

It was an interesting experience.