RE: [CH] supermarket chilis
Celeste or Dave Anderson (chilehed1@powernet.net)
Sun, 26 Jul 1998 10:11:17 +0000
> >From my own non-scientific experience, it seems that Scotch bonnets tend to
> be just slightly rounder/shorter than habaneros. It also seems that
> habaneros tend to be a deeper orange color. This perception may be caused by
> the fact that I grow habaneros and not Scotch bonnets; my peppers probably
> get much better care than the stunted Scotch bonnets I see in the grocery.
>
> I'll grant that it may be difficult to distinguish one from the other unless
> you have both kinds side by side.
If you want to see the physical differences between Habaneros and
Scotch Bonnets, there is an image of each type at my website:
http://www.powernet.net/~chilehed1
Dave Anderson
Tough Love Chile Co.