I bought several plants from a local nursery here in Costa Rica which I was told were "habaneros". These definitely don't look like any habs I've seen before. The fruits are much larger, with a thicker stem and thicker wall. They started off a very pale green and appear to be ripening towards an orange color (which the nursery said would happen). I did try a couple of the unripe pods, and they were fairly hot. I didn't detect any of the habanero citrus fruitiness and the heat was fairly instant rather than creeping up on me. Any ideas here? Thanks!
Costa Rican "habanero"
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elmaspicante said:
Agreed.... Along with....stringer said:
elmaspicante said:
More like Aji from South America, not aware of a Costa Rica habanero - been there many times and send powders to some local friends
JoynersHotPeppers said:
They do look a bit like aji, however I haven't seen any with that distinctive pointy tail which led me to think maybe they were something else. I'm excited to see what they wind up looking like when ripe! Also if the country every opens up again I'd love to buy some of your powders - they look amazing!
boutros said:
Also the pods (even unripe) are quite a bit hotter than I believe the Hungarian wax supposedly get, although I don't have first hand experience with those.
The_NorthEast_ChileMan said:
Like This???
Interesting... I'll update as soon as the next round of flowers open!
