Name that pod

[Heisenberg]

So my wife's aunt came over today with a box of peppers that she got off a farmer, but couldnt remember the name of them.  At first glance I figured fatalis, but I though it may be possible that they were yellow habs....yet they dont have the signature hab taste.  What do you guys think?
 

 

 

[Pepperjack91]

Man, if I had to name them, I think i'd name them Timothy. Or maybe Raul.

 

[magicpepper]

not sure what they are , but i do know that is a nice looking box of pods! 
have you tried one yet? what is the heat level like?

 

[Pariah]

I'm seeing habs. They look like the ones they sell at our local Wal-Mart, which do have an off taste. Are they a little bitter and not very fruity? Definitely not fatalii.

 

[magicpepper]

those are twice the size of the habs in the stores here lol

 

[Bhut_Trolokia]

Looks like a yellow aji umba strain, maybe crossed with another chinense.
What's the heat level?

 

[sreinhard88]

Man, if I had to name them, I think i'd name them Timothy. Or maybe Raul.

My vote would be Raul, but you have to roll the R for authenticity lol

 

[Heisenberg]

Heat seems to be less than a hab, but still pretty damn hot. Yea they are way bigger than habs that ive either grown or bought.   To me habs have that unique taste which other peppers do not, and these dont taste like that.  Ive never tried a fatali so I cant compare. 

 

[chile_freak]

that's a great box of peppers
! The definitely don't look like fatalii
I with RRRRRRRaul!

 

[Phil]

Man, if I had to name them, I think i'd name them Timothy. Or maybe Raul.

 
I vote hab cross of some sort.... Raul.... bwahahahahaha!!!

 

[filmost]

Fatalii are more enlongated, sorta like a Bhut. You will know the taste because they are supposed to be citrusy.
 
They do look like habs to me. Perhaps the golden hab?

 

[Heisenberg]

Well I cooked them up....well as many of them as I could fit in the pot.  Just a simple recipe, ended up with 18 10oz bottles.  It tastes pretty good, has a nice burn, but still doesnt seem to have the hab taste, even though they do look like the golden hab pics I looked up.  Im going to let the bottles mellow for a couple weeks they give it a go and see what flavors come out of it.

 

[magicpepper]

could be a yellow lemon habanero, but i like rrrrrrrrrrrraullllllllllllll  lol
 
 

Well I cooked them up....well as many of them as I could fit in the pot.  Just a simple recipe, ended up with 18 10oz bottles.  It tastes pretty good, has a nice burn, but still doesnt seem to have the hab taste, even though they do look like the golden hab pics I looked up.  Im going to let the bottles mellow for a couple weeks they give it a go and see what flavors come out of it.

sounds very good. 
 
what is the flavour like? is it flowery or fruity or ??????

 

[sreinhard88]

All in favor of legally classifying the pepper as the elusive and mysterious Raul Habanero?

 

[salsalady]

Hate to state the obvious, but different habs have different tastes.  Fataliis are more elongated, those chiles look like habs.  Red, yellow, and the grocery-store staple orange habs taste waaaay different. 
 
Most people reference hab taste to grocery store orange habs.  but that is very much not the case.  It's unlikely that a farmer would be growing some obscure chile.  It's most likely to be a chile the grower could order seeds from a catalogue. 
 
Have fun with the mystery~ 

 

[magicpepper]

i personally have not had a grocery store habanero, i have seen the orange habs there, but thats why i was asking what the flavour was like, trying to get a base flavour and heat level and go from there, they do look like the yellow lemon habanero's though

 

[sudostahp]

They're a really pretty color. I've never seen yellow habs around here. Did you happen to save any seeds? I'd be interested in making a trade for some.