Re: [CH] Terroir in Chiles?
The NorthEast ChileMan (thenortheastchileman@attbi.com)
Fri, 31 Jan 2003 20:51:52 -0500
Hi Betsy,
Snip: When I was training as a Master Gardener, several years ago,
Well I could use all the help you have to offer.!.!
Snip: > I'd say there absolutely is a terroir role in growing habs, peppers,
I agree completely. Height, fruitset & heat are all affected.
Snip: So, for those who have had bitter peppers, please help me
Sorry, never had a bitter pepper from my garden.
Snip:> mostly lurking, but occasionally posting
Please post more often!!!
Yours in heat,
Paul
----- Original Message -----
From: "Betsy Lasarow Tozzi" <tozzi@alaska.net>
To: <chile-heads@globalgarden.com>
Sent: Friday, 31 January, 2003 1:49 PM
Subject: [CH] Terroir in Chiles?
> Mary-Anne wrote:
> > > I have also heard the Chocolate Habs are bitter.
> > > Crossed them off my to grow list accordingly.
>
> Scott Parkhurst <KCK> replied:
> > You might try a chocolate hab before you decide
> > one way or the other. I've never heard that choco
> > habs were bitter. More to the point, I've never
> > tasted a bitter choco hab. I've grown them myself
> > since I never find them at the store/farmer's mkt.
> > Maybe it's the soil in Wyandotte County... Is there
> > such a concept of "terroire" for chiles?
>
> Hey Scott,
>
> tomatoes and the like. I was taught that terroir can make a huge
difference in the
> flavor of virtually any fruit. Although taken from a vineyard website,
the
> concept of terroir below does apply well to other land-grown edibles.
> Here's their snippet explaining the term "terroir":
>
> "The French term encapsulates the factors which play a role in
> differentiating one vineyard site from another, including climate, soil,
> clonal selection, etc."
>
> from: http://www.bellwine.com/pages/terroir.htm
>
> Since I'm not sure what a bitter pepper would taste like (okay, throw 'em
at
> me, I can take it), I have to sort of try and transpose the taste of
bitter
> other things (lettuce, cucumbers, etc.) onto that blistering heat and just
> don't do a very effective job of it. : Does it have an alum- or
tannin-like aftertaste?
>
> Betsy
>