Re: [CH] availability of Goan "Kashmiri" chiles
portman (portman@voyager.co.nz)
Mon, 18 May 1998 19:31:07 +1200
Brent Thompson wrote-
I need seeds from Goa of "Kashmiri" chiles. Anybody already growing this
variety?
>My cookbooks say this type is relatively mild, relatively large, and
>confers good chile flavor and strong red color to preparations containing
>them. Once in Goa I had seen something that was amazingly blazingly red .I
realize it was so brilliantly red because a variety of chiles exists they
call "Kashmiri", that preparation contained them, and it was probably the
only significant colorant.
Hi Brent
We have a Indian trader who imports direct and sells in large bins -market
style.
He has a very large selection of very difficult to obtain goods, including
Kashmiri chiles.
The chiles are cayenne like but slightly larger and have almost no heat. I
have not grown them but intend to do so next season, they could have their
uses (decorative).
I have been trying to find the book that said "Kashmiri chiles are so
desirable for their color that demand exceeds supply and exported chiles
marked so are not true to type, they have the low heat but not the color".
Let me know after that if you would like any seeds of what I have.
regards
Alan Portman
New Zealand