Purple Serrano less hot than regular Serrano?

11 years ago

Greetings, chiliphiles. I have finally had a good chance to try out all my different peppers this year and I really like my purple serranos (thanks, Bill!) I was wondering if they are typically as hot as regular serranos, just because mine seem really mild, milder than my Jalapeno Ms. Which is fine, I really like the flavor, though my husband says he likes more bite. Just thinking about next year a little bit already. Cheers!

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romy6
11 years ago
From my limited experience with purple varieties they are always milder.
User
11 years ago
Yes, the Purple Serrano are quite mild. Like you mentioned, they have a nice flavor with a warm (not biting) heat.

Last year when making poppers, I used them for for folks who didn't like a lot of heat. I laced other Purple Serranos with White Habs in the stuffing for those who wanted more of a bite ;-))
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sunnibel7 Md 7
Original Author
11 years ago
Cool, good to know! Next to save some seeds I think...
kuvaszlvr
11 years ago
OK, now I am really confused. I planned to grow them next year and had been searching the web for info on them, and everything I found said their scoville was 8,000-22,000. Regular serranos are supposed to be 6,000-23,000. Soooo, Like I said, I'm confused.
Pam
sunnibel7 Md 7
Original Author
11 years ago
Hmmm, maybe different strains with the same name? I got my seeds from Ottawapepper so he and I are talking about the exact same peppers. Anyway, nice flavor which I liked for poppers even a little better than jalapenos which I also liked quite well. Cheers!
romy6
11 years ago
Don't believe everything you read on the internet. (LOL) Especially scoville ratings:)
kuvaszlvr
11 years ago
Wait just a darn minute... You're telling me that might not be Johnny Depp I've been corresponding with? OH, you LIE!
User
11 years ago
kuvaszlvr, I have of course tasted the purples from my seed but, I've also sampled some purple pods a friend grew from a different seed source. Both were mild. Not sayin there ain't a hot strain out there. If you find a hot one, I'd be interested ;-)

Bill

p.s. You sure you're not corresponding with Johnny Deep? Just askin.
kuvaszlvr
11 years ago
LMAO! Bill you crack me up!

This is where I am getting my seeds, I'll let you know (if I remember next year, that's a long way away) what I think of the heat level. - also, this isn't the place that had the scoville.

http://www.tomatogrowers.com/PURPLE-SERRANO/productinfo/9723/

this is where I saw the scoville, haha, they decrease in scoville as you go down the list.... sheesh!

http://www.pepperseeds.eu/purple-serrano.html
http://www.pimentasonline.com/en/pimenta/Serrano-Purple-Serrano-Purple-Chili-Pepper
http://www.typesofhotpeppers.com/scoville-3500-10000/purple-serrano-hot-pepper/