Pimientos de Padron

C. Annuum

Small green bell shape peppers with undertones of asparagus. Most of them are sweet tasting apart from 1 in 5 which is hot. Eating pimientos de Padron is considered a form of culinary Russian roulette. They are basically cooked in hot oil and served with sea salt. Our generous packets will feed two or three people as a tapas dish   More info

See our recipe page to see how to cook these brilliant chillies

Chillies per packet	Availability	Price
approx. 25	Good	£2.95

Pimientos de Padron 1/2 Kilo

C. Annuum

Now you can buy in bulk, great if your having a dinner party or are just addicted to these great chillies. Small green bell shape peppers with undertones of asparagus. Most of them are sweet tasting apart from 1 in 5 which is hot. Eating pimientos de Padron is considered a form of culinary Russian roulette. They are basically cooked in hot oil and served with sea salt. Our generous packets will feed two or three people as a tapas dish   More info

See our recipe page to see how to cook these brilliant chillies

Chillies per packet	Availability	Price
1/2 Kilo	Good	£9.75

Pasilla Bajio

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Mild and smoky, fruit is dark green, turning brown as it ripens. This pepper is used in Mexican ?mole? sauces, great with chicken and tortillas. When fresh, this pepper is called 'Chilaca' it is also known as 'Chile Negro' or Mexican Negro. These 8 to 10 inch long cylindrical peppers are thin walled and start off dark green before ripening to dark brown (75-80 days). They have less than 250 Scoville units and are mainly used dried for their rich, smoky flavoring in sauces.

Chillies per packet	Available	Price
6	Yes	£2.50

Cherry Bomb

The fruits are thick walled and about the size of a large egg. They and ripen green to bright red, great taste and a fair bit hot heat. The heat hits your lips which I love. Great for around the barbeque eating fresh, roasted or in salsas. We have aslo stuffed them with cheese like Jalapeno popper which where delicious.

Chillies per packet	Available	Price
6	Yes	£2.50

Poblano \ Ancho

C.Annuum

Mexicans use this in numerous ways including in sauces, salads, stews and also large enough to stuff. Medium sized pepper with a mild to medium heat level which makes it fantastic for use in the kitchen. Good starter chilli as it is very flavourful without as much heat as a serrano or jalapeno.

Chillies per packet	Available	Price
4	No	£2.60

Mixed Bag

Various species

Why not buy a mixed box of peppers and experience many different types of peppers. Each pepper has it own taste and flavour characteristics. Your bag will include a handful of each pepper variety including Jalapeno, Scotch Bonnet Red, Chocolate Habanero, Facing Heaven, Super chilli, Mesilla, Bird Pepper, Cayenne, Pequins and not forgetting Naga Morish. The bags are excellent value and are a fantastic way to experience the flovours and heat of may different chillies.

Naga Morish

C.Chinense

The Naga Morich, meaning 'snake or serpent Chile, is an apt name for this ferociously hot variety. It is believed to be very closely related to its Indian cousin, the Bhut jolokia (Bih jolokia) and extreme care should be taken when handling these firebombs!!!. The thin walled wrinkled pods have a high degree of variability in shape although they are generally wedge shaped and average about 2 inches long by 1 inch wide. They ripen from a rich green through to yellow/orange and finally to a rich red.

Jalapeno M

C.Annuum

Widely used in many Mexican dishes, pickling, dried and fresh. Typical Jalapeno shape, but is slightly larger than the standard Jalapeno. This chilli is also know as Jalapeno Jumbo or Jalapeno Santiago. Usually eaten green but we can supply red if you require.

Large Thick Red Cayenne

C.Annuum

A new variety developed by the USDA and is believed to be the hottest Cayenne type. The pods are long and wrinkled, averaging 6-7inches in length. Loads of flavour

Can be used in hot sauces or powdered to make cayenne pepper

Super Chilli

One plant can produce upto 300 pods which are very pungent measuring between 30000 to 50000 schoville heat units. The 2 1/2" x 1/2 pods are similar in shape and size to 'Thai Dragon' but they have a thinner skin. The pods ripen from light green to orange and finally to red approximately 75 days after transplanting. They can be used fresh, dried or pickled

Facing Heaven

The fruits are very aromatic with a great citrus flavour and ripen to a bright claret red.Pods have a good pungency with an intense start to the burn mellowing after a while. It is also called 'Facing Heaven' or 'Heaven Chile' on the account of the fruits grow pointing towards the sky.