[CH] Jwala chiles
David Smith (david@dwsmith.demon.co.uk)
Thu, 10 Dec 1998 19:27:42 +0000
Rain asked
>> does anybody here have seeds
> > for _pusa jawala_ peppers they'd be willing to trade?
And Brent replied
> Pusa Jwala is just another variety of cayenne (which I think is
> actually from Singapore, not India) and has no particular virtues I
> know of excepting it is a real Indian-type cayenne (and there are
> others).
I have found a picture of dried, not fresh I'm afraid, Jwala
chiles in a booklet issued by the Spices Board of India. If anyone
wants a look it's at
http://www.curryhouse.co.uk/ch/indchile.htm
yes, a special "private" CH directory.
There was some discussion a while ago about Kashmiri chiles so I've
also put in a photo of some of those as well. The pictures have no
scale so it's hard to tell the exact size but they give you a good
impression of what the chiles are like.
There are 19 chiles shown in the booklet as examples of the
commonest chiles grown commercially in India. It seems they are
beginning to grow Scotch Bonnets now in addition to the
traditional Indian chiles. The booklet says that studies have shown
that they grow well in the hilly regions of Kerala and Karnataka.
For you fact fiends, it says that 800,100 tonnes (metric
that is) of _dried_ chiles are produced in India each year.
Hope it's of interest.
cheers,
David
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