RE: [CH] Rocoto K-Marto?

Mary & Riley (uGuys@ChileGarden.com)
Mon, 29 Jan 2001 11:42:29 -0800

> Habaneros were some strange looking peppers. I looked up at the
> sign and it said Manzano. No question about it, these were
> rocotos. They were starting to get a little old, but I grabbed a few
> decent ones, brought them home, cut them up and they are now in
> the dehydrator. I saved the seeds of course:-) They are a yellowish
> orange (peach?) color, not yellow or red as I'm used to seeing.
>

I picked up some that look just like your photos in a little Mexican store,
A's Super Mercado, in SoCal.  And a couple other little stores.  Always
called  Manzanos.  Only other place I've found them, smaller and yellow, was
at Pavilions (Beverly Hills and Pasadena), fairly regularly.


Riley