• Please post pictures and as much information as possible.

Calabrian Chilis?

Scuba_Steve

Scuba_Steve

OK I watch Food Network a lot. Bobby Flay constantly uses Calabrian Chilis while cooking. It's pretty much the only pepper he uses.

What are they, how hot, and where do I get seeds?

Are they really that great?

Sent from my LGLS991 using Tapatalk
 
Sort by date Sort by votes
From what I can tell, "Calabrian Chili" is a blanket term that is commonly used for all peppers grown in the Calabria region of southern Italy. The one thing they all seem to have in common is they are all red-ripening annuum varieties. 
 
CCN has a cherry type Calabrian pepper: https://www.chileplants.com/search.aspx?SearchName=PICCANTE+CALABRESE+PEPPER+PLANTS&ProductCode=CHIPIC&SizeID=&SearchMode=simple&LengthID=&WidthID=&HeightID=&OrientationID=&FoliageID=&FleshID=&UseID=&Color=&Location=&Keyword=calabrese&HeatID=&TypeID=&DeterminancyID=&CategoryID=1&SeasonID=&NewProduct=&Letter=&SearchButton=Pressed&pagesize=20
 
Semillas has one called "Tondo Calabrese" that looks a bit more elongated.
 
There are also dried Calabrian peppers that look even a little more elongated: http://www.amazon.com/Dried-Calabrian-Peppers-5-29-ounce/dp/B0091W3OX8
 
According to this short article, Flay first learned about the pepper at a New York restaurant, so it is possible that he himself may not know which specific Calabrian variety he is using. http://www.bonappetit.com/test-kitchen/ingredients/article/bobby-flay-chiles
 
 
 
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
From an Italian: they are a bunch of varieties , all Annuums, coming from Calabria, in southern Italy.
They ripen red and can have different shapes: round (tondo), bouquet (mazzetti), and the famous Soverato.
The SHU can go up to maybe 20-30K, but don't tell it to a Calabrian, cause he will answer that his chillis are the hottest in the world!!!
I gave once a Yellow Moruga Scorpion to a friend of mine of Calabrese descent: even if he was exploding and crying in tears he wasn't able to admit that this was hotter than his grandpa's chili!!! :D
 
Flavour profile not that different from a Cayenne.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top