Pepper ID please

socalgardengal · August 25, 2013

A friend gave me these and called them Chinese peppers. They are super hot and I can't tell what they are. Fatalli or maybe Datil, maybe something else? Any help is appreciated. Also can I save the seeds? Will they grow true? Thank you so much

Mojave · August 25, 2013

They look a lot like Ghost peppers. Have you tasted one?

socalgardengal · August 25, 2013

Lol HECK NO!! But I'm about to make some hot sauce with these

biscgolf · August 25, 2013

ghosts or some variant thereof (nagas, etc)- if open pollinated probably 90 percent chance or so seed will grow true.

Mojave · August 25, 2013

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Originally Posted by socalgardengal

Lol HECK NO!! But I'm about to make some hot sauce with these

That sounds good, but oh my goodness be careful!

ScottinAtlanta · August 26, 2013

They look more like a fatali to me.

gardenfrog · August 26, 2013

Look like beautiful Bhut Jolokias (Ghost Peppers) to me! Be careful with your salsa. Just one pepper in a quart could be way too hot for many!!!

Mactire Dubh · August 26, 2013

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Originally Posted by gardenfrog

Look like beautiful Bhut Jolokias (Ghost Peppers) to me! Be careful with your salsa. Just one pepper in a quart could be way too hot for many!!!

I agree, they look like Bhut Jolokias (Ghost Peppers).
Also, as Gardenfrog said, if they are Ghost Peppers... you really want to be very careful with your salsa.

Bhut Jolokias are the second hottest pepper in the world(recently passed up by the Trinidad Moruga Scorpion pepper).
In 2004, Ghost Peppers tested at 1,041,427 units on the scoville scale.

To give you an idea, if you are unaware, Jalepenos rate at about 2,500 to 10,000 units on the scoville scale. So that means that a Ghost pepper is about 104 times hotter than the hottest Jalepeno.

Mactire Dubh · August 26, 2013

I've been looking at pictures, and I think your friend was thinking of the Tien Tsin pepper. However; the Tien Tsin pepper is a little skinnier than those in your picture. Your peppers also look alot like Scotch Bonnet peppers (also obscenely hot). Although, Scotch Bonnets are a little shorter and rounder than the peppers in your picture. So... I guess I stand by my previous post... that I believe your peppers to be the Ghost Peppers.

I hope you find this helpful.

socalgardengal · August 26, 2013

Thanks everyone for your input. I'm going with ghost pepper but it's still hard to tell from pics I've looked at online as they look similar to each other. I found a recipe online and it said to use 6 peppers for a quart of hot sauce but I'm a little chicken!!! So I'm going to use 2 and add a couple lemon peppers and see how it is. Gloves and a mask are a must LOL!

Gardenboy · September 7, 2013

I think the Ghost Pepper has an orange tip close to the tip of the pepper. These red peppers look like "Devil's Tongue" since they do resemble a tongue shape. I got some of these seeds before while visiting Hong Kong in 2009 and they are SUPER HOT! but not as hot as Ghost Peppers....

Worth1 · September 7, 2013

What happened to the pepper did you eat it or what?

Worth

neoguy · September 7, 2013

What Worth said...

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Originally Posted by Worth1

What happened to the pepper did you eat it or what?

Worth

ChilliJez · September 7, 2013

Broadly speaking I would agree with Scottinatlanta. The shape and lumpiness is very much like the Fataliis I've grown. I've only grown yellow Fataliis though the variety also exists in red. I've grown Devil's Tongue also and to me they looks so similar I couldn't tell them apart but I only know Devil's Tongue in yellow.

I've grown red and brown Bhut Jolokias and the fruits I grew were overall longer/narrower, a little narrower in the shoulder than the middle and the nobblyness/lumpiness was somehow different.

This is just my humble opinion and I could well be wrong. And there's a load of variation in what is essentially a landrace rather than a specific variety like Bhut Jolokia.

I'd say just enjoy them! I'd urge you not to call them anything in particlar on the basis of what you've heard here as there are so many different chinenses out there and misnaming just confuses the world for everyone.

I wish I had friends like yours! Guys rocking up with mysterious chinense gifts I can cope with any day!

socalgardengal · September 8, 2013

I made some hot sauce with them and it's scary! I love habanero sauce but the stuff I made is wicked

I never had my head hurt like that before LOL!

September 7, 2013	#11
Gardenboy Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL Posts: 784	Hot Pepper I think the Ghost Pepper has an orange tip close to the tip of the pepper. These red peppers look like "Devil's Tongue" since they do resemble a tongue shape. I got some of these seeds before while visiting Hong Kong in 2009 and they are SUPER HOT! but not as hot as Ghost Peppers....

August 25, 2013	#3
socalgardengal Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: San Diego,Ca Posts: 462	Lol HECK NO!! But I'm about to make some hot sauce with these

August 25, 2013	#4
biscgolf Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Virginia Posts: 353	ghosts or some variant thereof (nagas, etc)- if open pollinated probably 90 percent chance or so seed will grow true.

August 26, 2013	#6
ScottinAtlanta Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 2,593	They look more like a fatali to me.

August 26, 2013	#7
gardenfrog Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Shelbyville, IN Posts: 343	Look like beautiful Bhut Jolokias (Ghost Peppers) to me! Be careful with your salsa. Just one pepper in a quart could be way too hot for many!!!

August 26, 2013	#9
Mactire Dubh Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Ramona, CA Posts: 17	I've been looking at pictures, and I think your friend was thinking of the Tien Tsin pepper. However; the Tien Tsin pepper is a little skinnier than those in your picture. Your peppers also look alot like Scotch Bonnet peppers (also obscenely hot). Although, Scotch Bonnets are a little shorter and rounder than the peppers in your picture. So... I guess I stand by my previous post... that I believe your peppers to be the Ghost Peppers. I hope you find this helpful.

September 7, 2013	#12
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	What happened to the pepper did you eat it or what? Worth

September 7, 2013	#14
ChilliJez Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2012 Location: UK Posts: 57	Broadly speaking I would agree with Scottinatlanta. The shape and lumpiness is very much like the Fataliis I've grown. I've only grown yellow Fataliis though the variety also exists in red. I've grown Devil's Tongue also and to me they looks so similar I couldn't tell them apart but I only know Devil's Tongue in yellow. I've grown red and brown Bhut Jolokias and the fruits I grew were overall longer/narrower, a little narrower in the shoulder than the middle and the nobblyness/lumpiness was somehow different. This is just my humble opinion and I could well be wrong. And there's a load of variation in what is essentially a landrace rather than a specific variety like Bhut Jolokia. I'd say just enjoy them! I'd urge you not to call them anything in particlar on the basis of what you've heard here as there are so many different chinenses out there and misnaming just confuses the world for everyone. I wish I had friends like yours! Guys rocking up with mysterious chinense gifts I can cope with any day!

September 8, 2013	#15
socalgardengal Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: San Diego,Ca Posts: 462	I made some hot sauce with them and it's scary! I love habanero sauce but the stuff I made is wicked I never had my head hurt like that before LOL!