The word bagasse, from the French bagage via the Spanish bagazo, originally meant ârubbish,â ârefuse,â or âtrash.â Applied first to the debris from the pressing of olives, palm nuts, and grapes, the word was subsequently used to mean residues from other processed plant materials such as sisal, sugarcane, and sugar beets.
How to Neutralize Acid in Chili Peppers. Stop burns from peppers like the habanero. Photo Credit Hemera Technologies/PhotoObjects.net/Getty Images. If you enjoy cooking and eating hot chili peppers, it is very easy to get a burn from these fruits because of the capsaicin compound they contain. Capsaicin interacts with your mucous membranes and stimulates your pain receptors, which is why you feel the acidic burn when you handle, cut open or consume a pepper.
For the hard-core chili enthusiast, making your own chili powder fresh from scratch kicks it to a new level. This one is extra-spicy because it uses ground chilies, cayenne, black pepper blend, and a touch of nutmeg.