Hot sweet pepper

jhamilton1208 · February 22, 2016

Is there a pepper that has a sweet taste, but is hot? Like a sugary sweet flavor with a kick? Or does this go against everything pepper?

Just kind of a random question. I made cowboy bites I think they're called - sweet pickled Jalapenos - and I love them, which just made me wonder.

Thanks.

Worth1 · February 23, 2016

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Originally Posted by jhamilton1208

Is there a pepper that has a sweet taste, but is hot? Like a sugary sweet flavor with a kick? Or does this go against everything pepper?

Just kind of a random question. I made cowboy bites I think they're called - sweet pickled Jalapenos - and I love them, which just made me wonder.

Thanks.

The two I can think of that have sort of a sweet fruity taste is rocoto and manzano.

Plus if you let even the jalapenos get red they have a better flavor and sugar content.
The best peppers are ripe peppers.

Worth

guruofgardens · February 23, 2016

Just kind of a random question. I made cowboy bites I think they're called - sweet pickled Jalapenos - and I love them, which just made me wonder.

We all love Cowboy Candy and I usually make 2 different batches - one with only green jalapeños and the other with red and green jalapeños with a few slices of bhut jolokia in every jar.

It's much easier and less expensive to make the Candy this way, for me anyway.

mmm123 · February 24, 2016

My sister brought down some pepper she called a cowhorn. It was 4-6 inches red and about an inch in diameter. She put the peppers in the fridge and I was worried the seeds might not germinate. In 2-3 days they popped. I was germinating seeds from 5 different peppers and they were the fastest to germinate. They are also growing faster then my other hot peppers so far. I just bumped one up to a 10 gallon pot this week. It's about 6 inches. Anyway I ate a couple dozen of the peppers and they are very sweet with a little bit of late heat. Very good pepper. My sister said the plants get 4 feet and produce heavy? I end up drying allot of superhots and make powder. Eventually I want to dry the cowhorn and add to the superhot powder for the flavor. I have only a few seeds I can spare. PM if interested. My sister said the plants originally came from Lowes and all the label said was cowhorn.
Mike

Worth1 · February 24, 2016

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Originally Posted by mmm123

My sister brought down some pepper she called a cowhorn. It was 4-6 inches red and about an inch in diameter. She put the peppers in the fridge and I was worried the seeds might not germinate. In 2-3 days they popped. I was germinating seeds from 5 different peppers and they were the fastest to germinate. They are also growing faster then my other hot peppers so far. I just bumped one up to a 10 gallon pot this week. It's about 6 inches. Anyway I ate a couple dozen of the peppers and they are very sweet with a little bit of late heat. Very good pepper. My sister said the plants get 4 feet and produce heavy? I end up drying allot of superhots and make powder. Eventually I want to dry the cowhorn and add to the superhot powder for the flavor. I have only a few seeds I can spare. PM if interested. My sister said the plants originally came from Lowes and all the label said was cowhorn.
Mike

I bet they are Corno Di Toro.

Worth

roper2008 · February 24, 2016

The Rheza pepper is hot and very sweet. It is heavily striated though. I have grown
it a few times and again this year if the seeds germinate. Below is the same pepper.

https://youtu.be/KaO5OeGaOYA

Worth1 · February 29, 2016

Folks the original thread starter hasn't logged on in 6 days but I am going to post this information here and yet others places as well.
I cannot express to you how good a fried Manzano pepper is if you cut it in half remove the seeds and fry it until it collapses.
I just did this for the first time with one last night and put it on a hamburger.

Worth

Darren Abbey · February 29, 2016

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Originally Posted by Worth1

I cannot express to you how good a fried Manzano pepper is if you cut it in half remove the seeds and fry it until it collapses.

I've gotten the fruit before from a local grocer, but I never figured out what exactly to do with it. This has tipped the balance towards me trying to grow one of these peppers.

Worth1 · February 29, 2016

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Originally Posted by Darren Abbey

I've gotten the fruit before from a local grocer, but I never figured out what exactly to do with it. This has tipped the balance towards me trying to grow one of these peppers.

I also stuff them with a cool tuna salad or sardine salad made the same way.
And I have stuffed and baked them and made salsa with them too.
Worth

jhamilton1208 · February 29, 2016

Sorry for not being on, my mom had surgery and I was a bit busy, but I really do appreciate all the responses. Worth, as usual you're a wealth of information. Going to check out the different varieties you all suggested.

Edit: Thanks a bunch, everyone. I love this board.

Worth1 · February 29, 2016

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Originally Posted by jhamilton1208

Sorry for not being on, my mom had surgery and I was a bit busy, but I really do appreciate all the responses. Worth, as usual you're a wealth of information. Going to check out the different varieties you all suggested.

Not complaining just worried wish your mother well.

jhamilton1208 · February 29, 2016

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Not complaining just worried wish your mother well.

Yeah I know. Pet peeve of mine, too. Someone posts something, and never appears again. Thanks for the well wishes. She's doing pretty good for the most part actually, all things considered.

swamper · February 29, 2016

Arledge, an heirloom from Louisiana is my pick for a fruity sweet pepper that has plenty of heat. It has the advantage of ripening quickly to red and standing well on the plant without rotting.

heirloomtomaguy · February 29, 2016

My favorite hot sweet pepper is Tiger Tooth. Its got habanero heat with the sweetness of Corno di Toro. Really good.

Gazeofslate · May 24, 2016

I know this thread is quite old but if you're looking for a balance between sweetness and heat, it doesn't get any better than a piment d'Espelette if you ask me. Due to French law, this pepper cannot be sold under this name if it's grown outside of the Espelette area (AOC, or "controlled designation of origin") so another name for this cultivar is Gorria.
Not as hot as a Jalapeño, but it has a pleasant spiciness to it and a rather unique taste.

February 22, 2016	#1
jhamilton1208 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Church Hill, TN Posts: 14	Hot sweet pepper Is there a pepper that has a sweet taste, but is hot? Like a sugary sweet flavor with a kick? Or does this go against everything pepper? Just kind of a random question. I made cowboy bites I think they're called - sweet pickled Jalapenos - and I love them, which just made me wonder. Thanks.

February 24, 2016	#4
mmm123 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: LaBelle, FL Posts: 20	cowhorn My sister brought down some pepper she called a cowhorn. It was 4-6 inches red and about an inch in diameter. She put the peppers in the fridge and I was worried the seeds might not germinate. In 2-3 days they popped. I was germinating seeds from 5 different peppers and they were the fastest to germinate. They are also growing faster then my other hot peppers so far. I just bumped one up to a 10 gallon pot this week. It's about 6 inches. Anyway I ate a couple dozen of the peppers and they are very sweet with a little bit of late heat. Very good pepper. My sister said the plants get 4 feet and produce heavy? I end up drying allot of superhots and make powder. Eventually I want to dry the cowhorn and add to the superhot powder for the flavor. I have only a few seeds I can spare. PM if interested. My sister said the plants originally came from Lowes and all the label said was cowhorn. Mike

February 29, 2016	#10
jhamilton1208 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Church Hill, TN Posts: 14	Sorry for not being on, my mom had surgery and I was a bit busy, but I really do appreciate all the responses. Worth, as usual you're a wealth of information. Going to check out the different varieties you all suggested. Edit: Thanks a bunch, everyone. I love this board. Last edited by jhamilton1208; February 29, 2016 at 05:35 PM.

February 29, 2016	#14
heirloomtomaguy Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2013 Location: glendora ca Posts: 2,560	My favorite hot sweet pepper is Tiger Tooth. Its got habanero heat with the sweetness of Corno di Toro. Really good. __________________ “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it."

February 23, 2016	#3
guruofgardens Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2008 Location: zone 5 Colorado Posts: 942	Just kind of a random question. I made cowboy bites I think they're called - sweet pickled Jalapenos - and I love them, which just made me wonder. We all love Cowboy Candy and I usually make 2 different batches - one with only green jalapeños and the other with red and green jalapeños with a few slices of bhut jolokia in every jar. It's much easier and less expensive to make the Candy this way, for me anyway.

February 24, 2016	#6
roper2008 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Virginia Bch, VA (7b) Posts: 1,337	The Rheza pepper is hot and very sweet. It is heavily striated though. I have grown it a few times and again this year if the seeds germinate. Below is the same pepper. https://youtu.be/KaO5OeGaOYA

February 29, 2016	#7
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	Folks the original thread starter hasn't logged on in 6 days but I am going to post this information here and yet others places as well. I cannot express to you how good a fried Manzano pepper is if you cut it in half remove the seeds and fry it until it collapses. I just did this for the first time with one last night and put it on a hamburger. Worth

February 29, 2016	#13
swamper Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2009 Location: CT Posts: 219	Arledge, an heirloom from Louisiana is my pick for a fruity sweet pepper that has plenty of heat. It has the advantage of ripening quickly to red and standing well on the plant without rotting.

May 24, 2016	#15
Gazeofslate Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2016 Location: Ireland Posts: 41	I know this thread is quite old but if you're looking for a balance between sweetness and heat, it doesn't get any better than a piment d'Espelette if you ask me. Due to French law, this pepper cannot be sold under this name if it's grown outside of the Espelette area (AOC, or "controlled designation of origin") so another name for this cultivar is Gorria. Not as hot as a Jalapeño, but it has a pleasant spiciness to it and a rather unique taste.