Hi, I’m very proud of this first harvest from 3 plants. There are still quite a lot of unripe peppers left. It was my first time growing them starting from seeds, and I’m really happy with the results and everything I learned on the way.

As expected they are pretty spicy. I think they could be habaneros but I’m not sure. I’m interested if anyone has abetter guess. I already posted a picture of the plants a few weeks ago in this community.

  • ghostsinthephotograph@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I’d strongly wager those are Caribbean Red Habaneros. I’m growing them as one of my first plants from seed as well! They are 2-3x hotter than normal habaneros with a slightly thicker flesh.

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    1 year ago

    Look like scotch bonnet but I could be wrong. Are they getting dried or put into a hot sauce?

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      1 year ago

      I’m gonna get them fermented, then make some hot sauce.
      Here’s the recipe I use. Last time I did a batch, I used rice vinegar instead of wine vinegar.

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        1 year ago

        Salut! Excellent. I’m making habanero sauce at the moment with another recipe. But I’ll try this one on the next batch. That guy doesn’t wear gloves! I highly recommend. And not washing the cutting board with hot water that would cause it to steam up the kitchen.

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        1 year ago

        Did you notice a difference in taste in the final product with using the rice vinifer vs wine?

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          1 year ago

          Yes, it tastes sweeter and less like vinegar. It leaves more space for the taste of the other ingredients in my opinion. But maybe you should try both and see which one you like best.

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      1 year ago

      I’m from France, your scotch bonnet theory actually makes a lot of sense. It seems to be the variety grown in the Caribbean (where some french territories are) while habaneros are mostly found in Mexico. Thank you for your comment.

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      1 year ago

      Scotch bonnets have a very distinctive shape, and don’t really look like what’s in the picture. It isn’t uncommon to see habaneros mislabeled as bonnets, presumably because they are very similar in heat and somewhat similar in flavor, but they’re not really the same.

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    1 year ago

    I’m growing habaneros this year, just the regular ones. Along with cayennes, and yellow hots. I’m thinking to make a mixed pepper sauce.

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      1 year ago

      We had a pretty dry year again thanks to global warming… They were growing in pots on the balcony so I had to water them a lot