The Chinense Species

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Q. Hi Dave:Do you consider the Caribbean Red Hot to be a breed of the habanero?Dave Pope A. Hello Dave:The way it works is this: the habanero is a pod type of the species Capsicum chinense, as are Caribbean Red Hots, Chocolate Habanero, Scotch bonnets, Datil peppers and a number of others.Dave     

What Are Sport Peppers?

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Q: Hi Dave-I’m wondering if you can help shed some light on the origin of the term "sport peppers", the small, green pickled peppers so commonly found on Chicago-style hot dogs. I’ve read in certain places that they are small serranos, yet another site claims that there is actually a specific breed of peppers, similar to tabascos, called "sport peppers." …

What is Paprika?

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Q. Dave (The owner of the most awsome site on the Internet):I am having trouble trying to figure out exactly what peppers are used for paprika. Are all chile powders called paprika in Hungary? Just another name for the powder? Also are Hungarian Wax peppers used for them? Sincerely,Bernie deBuhr  A. Hello Bernie:Many varieties of peppers are "paprika." Eighteen such …

Poblano vs. Pasilla

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Dave, I love the article on NuMex chiles and am growing many Big Jims in San Jose CA. My question though relates to the chile called pasilla. I have grown ’Pasilla Bajio’ myself and they are long and thin. The stores in our area often call the poblano a pasilla and I was shocked that even a local mercado did …

Hottest Pepper?

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Q: Ok Dave I am Dave Pope and I was told you are the Pope of Hot stuff………I want to know what is the hottest Pepper…I have heard Tepin—orange Habanero—Red Savina and I have heard a lot about about Caribbean red Hot —How does Caribbean red Hot stack up in your book? The PopeA: Hello Dave: The Caribbean Red varieties …