re: Chinese Red Pepper (Tony's Twice As Hot)

I swear I would run a bus full of first graders off the road for a local supplier of real Creole tomatoes - one of our grocery stores just started carrying vidalias last season. I could start a thread of just the foods I miss from the south; and an encyclopedia of things I don't miss. When I come back for a visit, I'll likely drive up in a rental and leave with 2 U-hauls full and die of the worlds happiest heart attack somewhere in between here and there :)

Speaking of the word Creole, I had a buddy over for dinner a while back and he was looking at the can of Tony C's and noticed I had 2 unopened cans in the pantry. He ask if the Cree-olay seasoning was what gave my food so much flavor. Oh how fun it is to be around 'foreigners'