[CH] (Fwd) Chilli Seed
Peter Moss (pmoss@yoda.alt.za)
Sat, 7 Jul 2001 23:25:08 RSA-2
> Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2001 06:21:33 -0700
> From: "Dave Anderson" <Chilehead@tough-love.com>
> I'm sorry, but I am not familiar with them. Piquant or
> picante just means hot or spicy and a lot of chiles fit that
> definition. I've forwarded your message to a group which
> includes several Afrikanners and maybe one of them will have
> an answer for you.
Do you have the seed for the chillies used in "peppadew"
pickles found in South Africa? I believe they may be called
piquant or picante. I would really appreciate any
assistance you may beable to offer.
A good name would be "yuppie" chile.
One or two steps away from a heatless bell pepper. C. annuum is
my best guess and I have never seen a plant or flower. Nor have
any intention of ever bothering to grow it.
I was presented with a bottle of pickled peppadews. Still have
it somewhere. Sort of ball/squash shaped, my comment was what
is all the hype about. Possibly enjoyed by those who have never
eaten a chile before and would describe a habanero as volcanic.
Grow any of the milder C. annuums but then you would not be able
to claim the hype ;-) Ancho and poblano would be a better
choice.
Seems popular in Gauteng - Johannesburg.
If desperate I can try to get seeds. "Wonder" chile it is not
and picante or hot it is neither. Good marketing hype and
non-chilehead customers.
Peter
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