wanted Ardei Pepper seeds wanted

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I find several seeds vendors selling seeds for Ardei Peppers.
I think that Ardei might be like the word Aji.
Pics of Ardei look like anything from Chile De Arbol,Cayenne,Wax peppers to mini Bells.
 
Different Ardei XXXX names seem to refere to the use rather than variety or?
Ardei Umpluti seems to mean stuffed pods, Ardei Copti means roasted (I think).
Seed vendors use the different names to sell seeds.
I do see that different uses are for the same named pepper,but is probably different varieties.
Stuffed,Roasted and ground for Paprika seem to be the 3 different uses with the same name,but different pods.
 
BUT then,EVERYTHING you read on the net is true. LOL
 
Looking for any Ardei varieties from Romania.
I have a generic Romanian Red.
Might be called Ardei whatever in local markets-who knows...
 
Ardei means pepper in Romanian. It's like the term Paprika which means pepper in Hungarian.
There is no relation to the word Aji, none that I know of anyway.
 
Naturally there are hot peppers (ardei iute in Romanian) and sweet peppers (ardei or ardei gras - gras is a common name for bell sweet peppers, it means big, fat).
On hot peppers category you can find cayenne or wax.
On the sweet peppers category there are: bells (ardei gras), pritamin (gogosar - famous pepper for making Zacusca), kapia (ardei lung).
 
generic Romanian Red can stand for a few types:
if it's hot it's probably a cayenne like, if it's sweet, bell like - it's ardei gras, if it's flattened it's a gogosar, if it's elongated might be a wax or kapia.
 
The term Ardei XXX describes the product: Ardei Umpluti = stuffed peppers, Ardei Copti = roasted peppers, Ardei in otet = pickled peppers, canned peppers with vinegar.
Sometimes the peppers are referred just by their last name: gogosari umpluti = stuffed pritamins, gogosari copti, gogosari in otet.
Of course there are specific varieties that are best suited for stuffing (ardei gras, gogosar, even kapia), roasting (kapia) and canning (gogosar, kapia, wax).
 
As for seed vendors, there isn't too much distinction on hot types, the common used name is ardei iute.
On sweet peppers they use more exact terms like ardei gogosar, ardei kapia.
There are different seeds varieties within a pepper type. Mainly disease/pest resistance, pods production, climate/season type.
For instance Ardei gogosar has Cornel, Vlad varieties.
Ardei kapia I've seen Alexandru or Mircea varieties.
They seem to go by Romanian first names but it's not a rule as I've seen other names.
 
On local markets you will find:
 ardei (or ardei gras) - red, green, yellow
 gogosar (ardei gogosari) - dark red, dark green with tones of brown
 ardei kapia (sometimes ardei lung) - red, green
 ardei iute (cayenne, wax, red or green).
 
There is ineed a variety that resembles chile de arbol, pungency and looks alike, obviously marketed as ardei iute maybe ardei iute mic or ardei iute scurt (short).
Not entirely sure if it's an annuum or frutescens, I have not grown that variety before.
 
Lastly, PM your addy and I'll send you a few varieties I have.
 
Thanks for the info , Lucilanga.
Pretty much like I thought.
 
I like landrace varieties of peppers.
 
I am looking for any pepper called ardei in general.
Sweet to hot.
 
I find it interesting when 1 name or variety can be different from place to place.
I guess it's like our Anaheim and New Mex. type peppers.
 
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