Will be posting a pic in a bit.
Ok here is the pic:
Ok here is the pic:
Pimento or Hot Habanero?
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Paper Lantern Habs huh?
I'm trying to distinguish the peppers that we plant here.
Will post up more pics as we have some coming in soon.
Thanks!
How can you guys tell the difference though?
Pimentos are Capsicum annuum, Habs are Capsicum chinense. If it has any real heat, it's not a Pimento, but that doesn't necessarily make it a Habanero either. Check out this link on the different species of pepper:
http://infernochili.net/?page=villichilit - lots of this information is disputed, but still very interesting and well put-together.
http://infernochili.net/?page=villichilit - lots of this information is disputed, but still very interesting and well put-together.
Will be posting a pic in a bit.
Ok here is the pic:
They do look a bit like the Habanero Tasmanian, same teardrop shape and color is red I assume?
I would ask a local Trini, not people here (sorry!). The names for different peppers are different from one part of the world(or country) to another and then you have language differences (even within a language). I believe in Trinidad, ANY sweet to medium hot pepper of ANY species is called a pimento instead of aji dulce. Now I don't know for sure if "seasoning" peppers are the same as "pimentos", or even if "seasoning pepper" is just a label given to these peppers by foreigners. PLEASE ask a local first though, there should be someone who could tell you. As a disclaimer, there are plenty of VERY knowledgable people on these forums/boards, so i don't mean to discredit them. I only came to this conclusion from reading through cookbooks from Trinidad and Tobago, when they would talk about Pim(i?)ento, they would show what I know as "aji dulce", not what I thought looked like a Spanish/Italian Pimiento.