Sunday, February 13, 2011

The Ping Chilli

Chilli variety Ping

I am always buying those delicious small round chilli peppers stuffed with feta cheese, so this summer I decided to grow the variety which are used to make the pickled snacks I love. Unfortunately I will not have enough to even make a jar full but I can always save the seed to grow more next year.This is not a really hot variety and could be said to have only a moderate level of capsaicin, the lipophilic chemical which causes the burning sensation in the mouth. (For the chemical heads out there it is methyl vanillyl nonenamide)

3 comments:

  1. i'm sure homegrown will be a million times nicer than those mass produced stuffed ones. viamin c too -

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  2. Hi, beautiful picture.. i like pepper too ))

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  3. This year I plan to grow some chillies, but I am kind of scared since I never grew any and don't have any experience. I did grow bell peppers and wasn't really satisfied but I always try. Those chillies look great and I am sure that they taste better than those you bought. :)

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