Time to grade pepper sauces

THE EDITOR: Have you ever picked up a bottle of pepper sauce or a pack of pimento peppers at the supermarket and wondered if it would be too hot to use?

To get around that problem, I would choose a particular brand of pepper sauce. I take a gamble with pimento peppers because they can make your food inedible if you season with a mixed bag.

I think it is about time TT establishes its own heat index for prepared pepper sauces as there are lots of brands

on sale.

Here’s a suggestion for the Bureau of Standards and manufacturers:

On a scale of 1-10, grade our pepper sauces: (1) Slight 1-3;

(2) Tasty 4-6; (3) Hot 7-10.

For pimento peppers, the grading should be: (1) Cool; (2) Mixed; (3) Hot.

This initiative should take our export products from cottage to the next level.

J KIM

Arouca