Re: [CH] Chile varieties
Frank (frank.neulichedl@conzepta.it)
Mon, 03 Mar 2003 13:31:24 +0100
am 01.03.2003 17:26 Uhr schrieb Margaret Lauterbach unter
melauter@earthlink.net:
> Frank, I've not heard of some of your chiles. What do you know about the
> Shata Baladi? The Saammy or the Portafortuna? I think the Suave (that
> I've not seen for sale in the U.S. yet is the heatless habanero, isn't
> it? Thanks, Margaret L
The Shata Baladi or Shata Balati is an Capsicum annum, 40cm wide and about
60-70 cm height. Medium Hot (like a Jalapeno) and ripens from green to red.
Conical fruits about 1,5 cm wide and 3-4 cm lenght. Medium fleshy and very
productive. The fruits grow upwards. Very nice flavour als hotsauce and in
salads. My one comes from Egypt, but it seems that is quite popular in the
region of egypt, syria,...
The Portafortuna is an Annuum, Cayenne type with very long fruits, from
20-25 cm long and 1,5 cm width. Medium-Low heat.
Sammy is a Hybrid with 3-4 cm wide and 10-15 cm long conical fruits with low
heat, very similar to Dolma and Dolmanik aka Annaheim, but smaller. Don't
know about the flavour, just trying it the first time this year.
And yes, the Suave is the heatless Habanero, i want to show some friends of
mine that chiles have more to give than plain heat :)
Cu
Frankie