I'll name that chilli in....

[Ken Livingstone Seagull]

Thai chile (sp.)

Many years ago, before Chiles were Bigtime, or popular, I helped Mark Miller write The Great Chile Book (Ten Speed Press) and the Great Chile Poster, both of which have sold over 300,000 copies. And you're right, Thai chiles are related to cayenne, and defo NOT jalapeno or serrano.

Had to taste test 100 bloody chiles to describe flavor and heat. Most were from Mexico and S. America in those days. We downed a lot of dairy products and Orange Juice that week, my friends -- to counter the heat and resuscitate taste buds. And my "stomach" was upset for a few days after. Not to mention the nether regions burnin' like a mofo.

Felt like this:

Cheers, KLS

 

[vegster]

Where's Vegster when you need him?

Ahem, where ever there is injustice, wherever there is inhumanity, wherever there is a cause worth fighting for...... I will come

Sorry, can't make chilli identification til Weds.

 

[GOM]

Are you growing different varieties near each other? I am thinking cross pollination

No. Have grown multiple varieties in the past but this year was giving it a miss altogether until I saw this lonely baby 'jalapeno' plant and decided to give it a home.

 

[Skaville]

Definitely a cayenne. Beautiful big plant too. Looks like a lovely crop too.

 

[Papa Lazarou]

Ok guys - I've got 2 chilli plants that came from a friend that didn't have names on.. they are the same, but I don't know which variety they are:

A better view of the fruit

so, any idea?

 

[juliant]

Definitely a cayenne. Beautiful big plant too. Looks like a lovely crop too.

Seconded, i have 5 of the exact same Chilli plants growing now. Thanks the lord for Chilli Jam

 

[Hillian1]

Ok guys - I've got 2 chilli plants that came from a friend that didn't have names on.. they are the same, but I don't know which variety they are:

A better view of the fruit

so, any idea?

Tesco Value variety?

No idea mate but it looks distinctly like the ones from a kebab shop if that helps.

 

[Papa Lazarou]

Tesco Value variety?

No idea mate but it looks distinctly like the ones from a kebab shop if that helps.

Not much, if I'm being brutally honest.

 

[Hillian1]

Not much, if I'm being brutally honest.

Sorry.

a very quick search for kebab shop chillis threw up the name pepperoncini. That would be if they are that sort.

 

[Papa Lazarou]

Or perhaps here, loads of them Fresh chillies grown on our chilli farm in Devon. Delivered to you by your postman.

Having looked here, mine look a bit like a Hungarian Hotwax.... possibly.

 

[Sussex Nomad]

that my dear fellow is a Serrano chilli, native of mexico.

a little hotter than a jalapeno, tasty little morsel.. nice diced up raw and mixed in with some grated cheese in a sandwich....

Yep, basically the bog standard ones you buy pre-wrapped in the supermarket. I usually have some on standby when I run out of scotch bonnets.

 

[Sussex Nomad]

Ok guys - I've got 2 chilli plants that came from a friend that didn't have names on.. they are the same, but I don't know which variety they are:

A better view of the fruit

so, any idea?

Think you'll find they are the jalapeños in question.

 

[Papa Lazarou]

Think you'll find they are the jalapeños in question.

Jalapenos... ok. Thanks.

BTW - my Purple Tiger, Cherry bomb, Fiesta and Apache are all doing really well.

 

[Papa Lazarou]

BTW - the person who gave me the plants says they might be Lemon Drop.

 

[Sussex Nomad]

Could be an unripe lemon drop ... you'll find out soon enough!

 

[Sussex Nomad]

For those who like a fiery chilli though... hard to beat scotch bonnets (in this country anyway).

 

[Papa Lazarou]

For those who like a fiery chilli though... hard to beat scotch bonnets (in this country anyway).

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I'll have to try them next year. What sort of yield / crop per plant do they produce?

 

[Sussex Nomad]

I'll have to try them next year. What sort of yield / crop per plant do they produce?

Not sure mate, I get from the Indian/Bangladeshi grocers in the area! But they are very hot, the type that make your finger tips tingle for a day after chopping them, so don't try and sample them, they'll blow your bollocks off!

 

[Papa Lazarou]

Not sure mate, I get from the Indian/Bangladeshi grocers in the area! But they are very hot, the type that make your finger tips tingle for a day after chopping them, so don't try and sample them, they'll blow your bollocks off!

Bloody hell, that's powerful. I'm quite fond of my bollocks as well.

 

[Superphil]

For real fire I prefer a Naga Jolika or Naga Morice myself, much hotter than the Scotch Bonnet