favorite Your favorite small (semi-)wild chinense pepper

Zackorz · Sep 1, 2016

i wonder what you favorite small wild chinense pepper is.

So far i tried only "cumari do para". Its a wonderful pepper.

I try new ones every year, so im in search for another variety.

i heared that "wild brazil" and "aji charapita" should be good too.

What is your favorite, which one can you recommend?

bpiela · Sep 1, 2016

I got a few more for you that are fun and small and wild.

CAP 691, a red little fireball
CGN 24360, an orange little fireball
CGN 20800, groups of little red pearls

I am also grown the Duke Pequin this year which is a tiny frutescens.

Pr0digal_son · Sep 1, 2016

CAP 691 is a really good one that doesn't have as stong of a flavor as the yellows.

RaelThomas · Sep 2, 2016

Oo that looks rather delicious.

Zackorz · Sep 2, 2016

Pr0digal_son said:
CAP 691 is a really good one that doesn't have as stong of a flavor as the yellows.

Ist this one good dried, or do the seeds disturbe then?

Datil · Sep 4, 2016

I don't grow yellow chinenses anymore (no love for the flavor) but i was impressed by the punch of Wild Brazil (from AjiJoe), a real fireball candy. It also produces like crazy.
BUT tepins easily beat any small chinense for everyday use and flavor in my book.

Datil

Zackorz · Sep 4, 2016

Datil said:
I don't grow yellow chinenses anymore (no love for the flavor) but i was impressed by the punch of Wild Brazil (from AjiJoe), a real fireball candy. It also produces like crazy.
BUT tepins easily beat any small chinense for everyday use and flavor in my book.

Datil

I like the "chinense" taste more, but tepin is a very good chili. Do you tried "cappucino" and "yellow tepin"?

Datil · Sep 4, 2016

Zackorz said:
I like the "chinense" taste more, but tepin is a very good chili. Do you tried "cappucino" and "yellow tepin"?

No... I firmly believe they're (inferior) hybrids and prefer to stick with landraces. Color/shape seem the only important parameters nowadays sadly...

Datil

PepperJackOne · Oct 20, 2017

Datil said:
No... I firmly believe they're (inferior) hybrids and prefer to stick with landraces. Color/shape seem the only important parameters nowadays sadly...

Datil

I have a beautiful Wild Brazil pepper and Wiri Wiri pepper plant. Unfortunately they did not fully bloom resulting in no peppers this season. I think it has to do with the fact that they were only able to get 4 hours direct sun daily. I grow a few Tepin varieties and agree that they are tasty, hot, and my base pepper for making my salsas. I take it the "yellow tepin" hybrid is something different from my Amarillo Chiltepin which produces a gold colored pepper?

peppamang · Oct 20, 2017

Pr0digal_son said:
CAP 691 is a really good one that doesn't have as stong of a flavor as the yellows.

Wow this looks awesome, flesh looks juicy like pubescens. How does flavor compare? Definitely going to grow this next year.

PepperJackOne · Oct 20, 2017

Zackorz said:
i wonder what you favorite small wild chinense pepper is.

So far i tried only "cumari do para". Its a wonderful pepper.

I try new ones every year, so im in search for another variety.

i heared that "wild brazil" and "aji charapita" should be good too.

What is your favorite, which one can you recommend?

I have been anxious to try the Wild Brazil pepper as well. I have grown one this season but unfortunately no peppers. Lots of flowers that did not bloom. I will say it is a most beautiful plant with or without peppers and I will overwinter it and try again next season.