RE: [CH] Yatsafusa vs. Japones vs. de Arbol
Riley J. McIntire (Riley@ChileGarden.com)
Wed, 19 Feb 2003 11:14:26 -0800
> T. Matthew Evans wrote:
> > <snip> Last year, I grew yatsafusa, japones, and de arbol. To my
> > recollection, all three plants and all three chiles were very
> > similar, but I did not taste all three side by side by side. If
> Well, Matt, I can give you my point of view, for what its worth....
>
> I would go with the de arbols, since we use a lot of them in Mexican
> dishes, and they are the ones called for in the recipes - we know we are
> getting the correct flavor for the dish.
> Hobby Farmer
Matt,
Just to second Bob's comment, DeArbols are a must for Mexican food,
especially posole. OTOH, although we have a small plant for fresh, the
dried are so easy to come by (at least around LA) and most of our recipes
specify dried anyway. So if space was limited we'd probably plant something
else.
Good luck,
Riley