Medium Heat Hot Pepper Recommendations

[kath]

Originally Posted by Redbaron

That doesn't surprise me one bit, because I know my Dad scoffed at banana peppers as not being real "hunky" peppers. Or sometimes he would call them "fake hunky peppers" for whimpy types who didn't know what they were supposed to taste like. So I always suspected hunky was a friendly sort of slang for Hungarian.

Hunky/Hunkie is a racial slur for people of Hungarian or Slavic descent so I don't think everyone would find it friendly. jmho

kath

[simmran1]

Hi z_,

Another choice is the one I grow every year, Chichmeca F1 from Tomato Growers Supply

http://www.tomatogrowers.com/CHICHIM...ductinfo/9484/ -Randy

[Redbaron]

Originally Posted by kath

Hunky/Hunkie is a racial slur for people of Hungarian or Slavic descent so I don't think everyone would find it friendly. jmho

kath

I guess it depends on the context. I know in my family it was never derogatory. It was actually a compliment. If it wasn't a hunky, it was fake crap.

And if the stew was so good it made you cry tears of joy? Now that's REAL HUNKY pepper stew! I guess some old ethnic recipes carry old names that don't have the same connotations anymore. But trust me 100%, If I say Hunky Pepper I have nothing but good thoughts 100%.

But in case I might have offended someone. I apologize sincerely. I guess I will have to change my language because someone somewhere used the name as an insult. One reason I REALLY hate bigots. They contaminate the language! To me people should be proud of ethnicity! Especially when it comes to food! Ethnic foods are ALWAYS the best. And ethnic foods passed down in the family for generations? Even better!

Keep in mind that I would never ever ever say a racial slur. If I did I would be insulting myself since my family has everything in it!

[z_willus_d]

Scott, Randy-

Both of those look like great choices. I wonder if either might still register too hot at 3500 Scoville. Any chance there's an even milder option out there? If not, I'll probably try both.

Thanks,
Naysen

[weinerm]

Naysen,

When doing my own research, I have ran across Tam Jalapeno which is stated to be milder than the regular Jalpeno. Here is a link: http://rareseeds.com/tam-jalapeno-pepper.html

Don't know if it really is, but it might be an option as well.

Thanks,
Mike

Originally Posted by z_willus_d

Scott, Randy-

Both of those look like great choices. I wonder if either might still register too hot at 3500 Scoville. Any chance there's an even milder option out there? If not, I'll probably try both.

Thanks,
Naysen

[weinerm]

Thanks again everybody for all of the suggestions!!! I now have several varieties to look at to decide what to try along with my Hungarian Wax to see what I like best!!!

Thanks again,
Mike

[z_willus_d]

Hi Mike, thanks for the 3rd suggestion. Most of the reviews on that site suggested it was a mild version of the standard Jalapeno. Two did not. I'll just have to see for myself.
-naysen

NOT mild Review by Dannifer
Overall Rating

This is the second year I've planted these. I was really excited to maybe have found a mild jalapeno since my kids love the flavor but can't handle the heat. Last year they were super hot but I had planted them next to several hot varieties of peppers so I figured they drew the heat from them. This year however I planted them away from the others and they are still very hot! Taste testing side by side with the regular jalapenos and we can't tell the difference. There's no way my kids could eat these - they simply aren't mild at all. .

(Posted on 6/10/12)

Good, but I don't think they're OP Review by Rochelle
Overall Rating

I loved these peppers the first couple times I grew them. They were mild enough to work with your hands and to load up the salsa with them and still not burn your face off. I've been planting seed I saved and have not grown any other peppers, other than sweets. This year, some of the Tam peppers were distinctly different than the others: bigger, rounder, and markedly hotter..

(Posted on 9/16/12)