Identification thread - Random supermarket chilli

[McGoo]

So I was looking at the veggie section this afternoon, looking for anything new that came in, and I noticed these two new additions.

The description that I got at the store was useless, "chilli ball red", and "chilli sweet yellow". Could the small one be a rocoto? No idea about the other one, has no detectable heat so far. The small one is super hot though, I deseeded it, washed my hands, then touched my forehead. My forehead is now hotter than hawaii. It hurts a lot.

 

[Armadillo]

The big one might be what in Turkey is called a Aci Biber Sivri, a pointed paprika. Should be mild and sweet. The other one looks like a rocoto. Should be hot, about 8-9/10.

 

[Omri]

Well the big one looks like a type of sweet Banana, while the other one looks like one of them weird Annuums you hear about growing in Bent's back yard. Cherry perhaps? I highly doubt the fact it's a Rocoto. what color are seeds?

 

[Armadillo]

Omri might be right. Black seeds: small rocoto. Bright seeds: big cherry.

 

[AlabamaJack]

I am thinking sweet bananna or some kind of hungarian wax for the big one and am leaning towards a cherry type for the second...

how thick fleshed were the two?

 

[POTAWIE]

I agree, 1st is likely a wax or banana type and the second is likely a hotter cherry type, maybe a cherry bomb

 

[cmpman1974]

Agree with AJ, Potawie, and Omri.

 

[willard3]

Cut the red one in half and see if the seeds are black: if not, it's not a rocoto and likely a cherry pepper.

 

[McGoo]

Bright white seeds. Cherry something it is. Stupidly hot, eyes water just cutting it open. Im giving it a 9, with a birdseye being a 5-6 on my scale. Cant wait for the red savina to ripen!

 

[McGoo]

Im correcting that last post to a 9.5. Apparently washing your hands three times isnt enough to avoid hunan hand. Like I said, stupidly hot.

 

[bentalphanerd]

The big one is an asian variety simply called 'sweet chilli' in most places - also known as 'bull horn'. Its great lightly grilled or fried, comes out very sweet & tasty....perfect on skewers, in {thai}curries or stirfry.

The other one Im not so sure...I do know sometimes they're hot & sometimes they're almost heatless. I have one here but only because the bugs go for it instead of my superhots.

 

[The Hot Pepper]

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[JayT]

They sell both of them in a local store here and are labeled Hungarian Wax and Cherry Hot.

 

[Omri]

If the seeds of the little one aren't black then it's probably a cherry, while the other does look like hungarian wax, it has no heat so I still say sweet banana.

 

[POTAWIE]

Im correcting that last post to a 9.5. Apparently washing your hands three times isnt enough to avoid hunan hand. Like I said, stupidly hot.

9.5 sounds very high for a C. annuum. I bet the red savina will be a 20

 

[LordViykor]

The big one is an asian variety simply called 'sweet chilli' in most places - also known as 'bull horn'. Its great lightly grilled or fried, comes out very sweet & tasty....perfect on skewers, in {thai}curries or stirfry.

The other one Im not so sure...I do know sometimes they're hot & sometimes they're almost heatless. I have one here but only because the bugs go for it instead of my superhots.

I used the sweet chilli in these kebabs http://viykor.com/images/kebabs.jpg they are also good chopped up finely and put on a sausage in a piece of bread. Have to agree on the cherry variety my experience has found them to be heatless. This hasn't stopped me growing some though.

 

[Davetaylor]

a wax type and the red ball is a cherry bomb i'll bet it was ram packed with seeds.
Even with out seeing the seeds it ain't a rocoto as the stem and the way it meets the fruit is completely different

 

[stillmanz]

those hot cherrys can be hot. But trust me the savinis gonna burn alot hotter and a lot longer lol. As Potawie says I'd think.