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I.D. of some Hot Peppers
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Posted by lokirx7 (My Page) on Thu, Nov 5, 09 at 20:32
| I was over at a co-workers home and he had his entire driveway covered in peppers. At first glance they look similair to a red Jalapeno. I asked him about them and here is the story I got,
His wife is from Korea, she moved over here after they started courting while he was stationed over there. While she was here she was disappointed by what all the asian food stores had to offer in the way of peppers. So they had these imported and she now makes her Gochujang with them.
I am a beginner as far as pepper growing, but I buy Habanero's by the pound every week and use all of them. I also have a local Bhut Jolokia 'supplier' that grows them. That said, I KNOW what a hot pepper is, these babies are HOT! I mean nearly Habanero hot, and here I thought they were going to be nothing!
Now I have a quart zip-lock bag half full of seeds and I want to know what they are. Any help is appreciated!
These are partially dried, when they are fresh the pepper is very smooth and looks similiar to a Red Jalapeno.
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Follow-Up Postings:
RE: I.D. of some Hot Peppers
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| Oh yeah, they (people growing them) call them 'Korean Hot Peppers' They were insistant that was what they were But after alot of research I couldnt find anything for a Korean Hot pepper. I was hoping someone might know what its actual name is. |
RE: I.D. of some Hot Peppers
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| cool,this post made me excited for some reason.i think i feel like you discovered a hidden gem,my question is does it grow true from seed? i also just started to get an intrest in peppers. |
RE: I.D. of some Hot Peppers
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| I'm not sure. I wonder if they are C. Chinense? How's the flavor? |
RE: I.D. of some Hot Peppers
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| maybe,sombody brought some jalepenos to korea in the old days like in the war times.And sombody breeded the penos with the korean reds that are long and skinny and now they are a new variety in korea.by new i mean like maybe only 50 years in. |
RE: I.D. of some Hot Peppers
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| I had a dried pepper and it was a very strong overpowering flavor, it was kind of bitter. I cant really describe it well without trying another. It wasnt fruity like a Bhut or a Habanero, so I dont know if they are C. Chinense. But it tasted nothing like a Serrano or a Jalapeno. If I had tasted a fresh one I might have helped you out better but thats all I can say for now. I havent had many dried peppers. Everything I get is fresh, all I make is salsa and homemade hot sauces. I am really curious as to what they are now. I probably have over 1000 seeds in the bag I have lol! They grow these things like CRAZY. They had a barrel full of seeds, and the garage was full of peppers in various stages of drying. This is the only pepper they grow also. |
Here are the Seeds
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I dont know if this helps or not, but here are a few samples for you to eyeball... |
RE: I.D. of some Hot Peppers
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| Not sure what they are but look like great peppers. Would you be willing to share some seeds since you have so much? I would gladly send out a SASE. |
RE: I.D. of some Hot Peppers
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| There are quite a few Korean Hot peppers, most are C. annum. Possibilities include Hahong Kach'o hot, Korean Hot, Kunja, Korea Winner, Which is a hybrid and longer than your photos depict. Also longer reds include Kim Chi, Saego Chu, Hahong Ku Chu. There are others, these are just a few that I know about. The Koreans like hot peppers. |
RE: I.D. of some Hot Peppers
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Possibly Habanero Paper Lantern or form of a Hidalgo from Mexico
too thick to be a cowhorn |
Here is a link that might be useful: Organzmo Peppers
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