Monday, 25 April 2011

Matamoros

Hola! This is fourteen years ago. Talk about chile heaven :-) Great sauces!

And mountains of dried chiles! People probably thought that we were crazy, having so much fun with all the chiles.

Regards,
  Mats
Upplagd av habanero kl. 18:57
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6 comments:

  1. mascalzone25 April 2011 at 20:02

    How wonderful Mats, I understand your joy at the sight of such beauty. Compliments

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  2. habanero25 April 2011 at 20:14

    Yes, talking about it, I can even remember the smell from those chile japones! Take care!

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  3. Bastiaan30 April 2011 at 14:22

    Hi Mats, wow a small heaven... :)
    Have you ever been in Thailand? I bought some dried chilies 'without stem' and am wondering what specie it is.

    I have some pics on the Dutch Chili Forum. The first post has press for ENGLISH button... as most of it is in Dutch.
    http://www.chillipepers.nl/forum/viewtopic.php?f=52&t=2912&p=36792#p36792

    BTW, one of the members has his own nice funky website (ENG) and has found the origin of the chili's ;).
    Check it out, I think it is funny: http://www.tonyslug.com/pepper/origins.php

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  4. habanero1 May 2011 at 20:41

    Hi Bas!
    It's at least ten years ago since we were in Thailand, and I'm not that familiar with thai varieties. But I think that most of them are Capsicum annuum. How do the flowers look? Can't tell the variety, but it was nice pictures :-)

    And that was a great site! Thanks for sharing!

    Regards,
    Mats

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  5. Bastiaan2 May 2011 at 22:44

    Hi Matt, I am not sure how the flowers look as the plants are not flowering yet... i later bought some fresh chillies at the same shop, also from Thailand and I think these peppers are the same variety. After some further research, based on chili description, estimated Scoville units and commercial benefits of the specie to export, I think it is a Thai Bangkok Upright (Capsicum Frutescens)... what do you think?

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  6. habanero3 May 2011 at 09:32

    Hi Bas! It could be frutescens, but it's really hard to tell without checking the flowers.

    In general one can say:
    Annuum: white or purple flowers, usually only one flower per node.
    Frutescens: flowers pale green, several flowers per node.

    Regards,
    Mats

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