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Peppers from Mexico....what to seek out??
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Landrace Jalapenos. What part of Mexico, I imagine south of Mexico city is where it starts to get interesting
The comapeño is a very rare, tasty pepper found in Veracuz at high elevations, great for chili oils and cooking. If you can get your hands on some of those, awesome.
Personally I have had it and the oil.
There's some others here I have not had:
http://www.superhotchiles.com/raremexicangallery.html
Personally I have had it and the oil.
There's some others here I have not had:
http://www.superhotchiles.com/raremexicangallery.html
Grass Snake said:
Looks like they were site seeing pyramids etc today in and around Monterrey and Teotihuacan
Not sure of actual location..currently getting pics thru Facebook.
I sent a message to be on the look out for pods that are unique to the region and unavailable to anything we find here.
Jim Duffy's list.
+1 chile comapeno! And chile onza amarillo, chile de agua, cascabel, chilhuacle, chile taviche, chile costeno, chile soledad, chile tuxtla.
Seeking out the local farmers markets is a good idea too. There is hundreds of landrace and heirloom chiles down there, a lot of us don't even know about.
Seeking out the local farmers markets is a good idea too. There is hundreds of landrace and heirloom chiles down there, a lot of us don't even know about.
hogleg you had some of that comapeno oil right? am i the one who sent you some? Someone said it was like the best shit they ever had...
There are three colors of chilhuacle, amarillo, rojo, and negro. If they found the amarillo down there that would be pretty exciting.
Tres' Chilhuacles
Chile de Onza also comes in the same three colors. Costeno come in rojo and amarillo as well.
I have the Onza amarillo (from Mexico), if you want seeds pm me.
Tres' Chilhuacles
Chile de Onza also comes in the same three colors. Costeno come in rojo and amarillo as well.
I have the Onza amarillo (from Mexico), if you want seeds pm me.
I would stick with the landrace varieties, ie.
Manzanos
Xalapeños
Many of the unusual names you will find on the web and etc are just varieties with which you are familiar but with a different name.
Mejicanos are quite proprietary with local landrace varieties and give them a local name.
This is a typical mercado display in the Bajío. Pretty ordinary stuff.
It's also important to know where you are in Méjico, ie: norteño chiles (in the north, Chihuahua, Sonora, Nuevo Leon and etc) are different than those found in tha Bajío are different than the sureños ((in the south, Yucutan, Quintana Roo, Campeche and etc)
The state of Oaxaca names many common chiles with local names. The chiles are landrace varieties and, other than getting fruit in a local mercado, you can't be sure what you are getting.
Manzanos
Xalapeños
Many of the unusual names you will find on the web and etc are just varieties with which you are familiar but with a different name.
Mejicanos are quite proprietary with local landrace varieties and give them a local name.
This is a typical mercado display in the Bajío. Pretty ordinary stuff.
It's also important to know where you are in Méjico, ie: norteño chiles (in the north, Chihuahua, Sonora, Nuevo Leon and etc) are different than those found in tha Bajío are different than the sureños ((in the south, Yucutan, Quintana Roo, Campeche and etc)
The state of Oaxaca names many common chiles with local names. The chiles are landrace varieties and, other than getting fruit in a local mercado, you can't be sure what you are getting.
I can get dried Chilhuacle Negros and they really are quite unique but I spoke to the importer and he told me the Amarillo version would be something like £13 a piece after import. Definitely get some if you can.
