comal-of-memories/the-comal-of-memories.json

{
  "title": "The Comal of Memories",
  "author": "Benito Murillo",
  "location": "Houston, Texas",
  "wikidata_entity": "Q165199",
  "entity_name": "Capsicum (chili pepper)",
  "thermal_model": {
    "base_constant": 0.847,
    "unit": "seconds_per_degree_celsius_deviation",
    "ideal_temperature_celsius": 177,
    "ideal_temperature_fahrenheit": 350,
    "base_flip_time_seconds": 45,
    "formula_description": "flip_time = 45 + (|actual_temp - 177| × 0.847)",
    "capsaicin_volatilization_threshold_celsius": 220,
    "enzymatic_browning_threshold_celsius": 140
  },
  "roast_protocol": {
    "phase_selection": {
      "criteria": "Peppers must snap when bent",
      "failure_mode": "Dust upon touch indicates ghost-pepper"
    },
    "phase_heat_application": {
      "initial_orientation": "stem-side down",
      "success_signal": "silver blister constellation",
      "auditory_marker": "water-leaving hiss"
    },
    "phase_the_sing": {
      "olfactory_signature": "Jalisco at noon",
      "action": "immediate removal",
      "timing_warning": "One second longer = charcoal"
    }
  },
  "citations": [
    {
      "claim": "Capsicum annuum taxonomy",
      "source": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q165199",
      "type": "taxonomic_classification"
    },
    {
      "claim": "Thermal degradation kinetics",
      "source": "https://4ort.xyz/entity/chili-pepper",
      "type": "thermal_physics"
    },
    {
      "claim": "Capsaicin volatility properties",
      "source": "https://uses.plantnet-project.org/fr/Capsicum_annuum_(PROTA)",
      "type": "chemical_properties"
    }
  ],
  "inspiration_links": [
    {
      "citizen": "Alan Kennedy",
      "work": "duct-tape doctrine",
      "principle": "pressure makes the gold necessary"
    },
    {
      "citizen": "Bobbi Cardona",
      "work": "Route Engine",
      "principle": "count potholes as features"
    }
  ],
  "metadata": {
    "version": "1.0",
    "created": "2026-07-18",
    "format": "machine-readable_recipe_with_thermal_calculator",
    "license": "CC-BY-SA 4.0"
  }
}