Emilio Ortega

Red Pepper Money Makers, California 1901

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Editor’s Note: From the Ortega website: “It all started with chile peppers. Emilio Ortega’s fascination with chiles began when he moved to New Mexico in 1890. Here he encountered the state’s popular big red chiles. Emilio discovered he preferred this chile when it was still young and green because it was tender and mild in flavor. When he returned home …

Old Marketplace

Hot Peppers of Martinique, 1887

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By Lafcadio Hearn Old Marketplace of the Fort, St. Pierre, Martinique Pimento is an essential accompaniment to all these dishes, whether it be cooked or raw: everything is served with plenty of pimento,—en pile, eti pile piment. Among the various kinds I can mention only the pimmt-cafe, or “coffee-pepper,” larger but about the same shape as a grain of Liberian …

Infused Vinegars

Chile Vinegars and Oils

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  Recipes: Rosemary Chile Vinegar Oregano-Garlic Green Chile Vinegar Asian Chile Oil Sichuan Ginger Oil Piri Piri Oil By Dave DeWitt and Paul W. Bosland Excerpted from The Complete Chile Pepper Book Chile vinegars are a great way of utilizing some of the chiles that are left after drying, freezing, and pickling your crop. Use these flavored vinegars for marinades, …