Hot chili peppers

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I'm a big fan of hot, spicy foods. Since we moved into a place here in Spain with a yard I thought I would take a crack at growing some of my own chilis.

I ordered some seeds and planted 5 of each variety...

'Purple Tiger' (Capsicum annuum)
'Lemon Drop' Hot Peppers (Capsicum baccatum)
'Aji Umba' pepper (Capsicum chinense)
Rocoto Chili pepper (Capsicum pubescens)
Hungarian Hot Wax (Capsicum annuum)
Bih Bhut Naga Jolokia (Capsicum chinense)

The Hungarian Hot Wax didn't germinate at all and the Lemon Drop grew but didn't flower or produce fruit. The others turned out nicely though and have produced bountiful numbers which I'm now harvesting.

I took this shot the other day but now have easily 10 times as many picked with many more still on the plants...

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Saving the seeds as I use them for next year and I'll probably pick up some more seeds from these guys...

Chilli seeds 2 packets 50p: the hottest collection of chilli seeds available
Chilisamen, Chili-Samen kaufen, im Shop semillas.de

They sell over 600 varieties! :eek: One day I'd like to take a crack at making my own hot sauces.

Anyone else out there have a chili fetish? Anyone growing their own?
 
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I don't grow any of my own, but I lived with Indians for like 9 months and I almost died. The shit they made was hot as FUCK. Chilis are insane!
 
Those look great! I'm envious. Your variety of chilies will really give flavour depth to dishes.

I grew Bird's Eye/Thai chili peppers (capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum) and Super Chili F1 (capsicum annuum) this year though I had to start them indoors (I'm near your old stomping grounds) in March/April for them to reach fruition. Well, near fruition - 3/4 are still green.

I've tried the Hungarian Hot Wax but didn't find them spicy enough and lacked overall flavour - that could have been due to the lack of heat/sun that year.

As for sauces: Bird's Eye peppers in olive oil (some also with herbs and/or garlic) and used for marinades, dressings, on brown rice to heat it up or even with egg whites. To make it a bit more intense, grind up some fresh peppers in a clean coffee grinder, place in a sterile jar and cover with olive oil. Add garlic, small dried fish, dried scallops, Jinhua ham and you'll have your own XO sauce. Of course, Chinese or Thai stir fry dishes but even chop them up and add to a bison burger or a BLT with fresh basil.

Definitely save the seeds. It could have been the weather the subsequent years, but I found that the saved seeds grew hotter chilies than the store-bought seeds; in particular after a couple of generations.
 
Awesome! Love the colors! I love chili peppers too, but can't eat a lot anymore because of acid reflux.
 
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