Not too long ago, I was grocery shopping and saw these. Red Peruvian peppers. They intrigued me and so I figured I'd pick some up.
It's the little self-serve section, so I got some in a container and brought them home.
They are oddly shaped (have a nickname of "little beak peppers") and are called Biquinho peppers. They have a wonderfully unique flavor profile. Smokey in a way, sweet and not at all hot, they are on the very low end of the Scoville heat scale, coming in at 500-1000 (considered a rare mild pepper). By comparison, jalapenos come in at 2000-8000. These originate in Brazil (not sure why they called these Peruvian at the store) but they have a delightful flavor more like the flavor of a roasted red bell pepper with floral and citrusy notes as they say.
I could just eat them like this, just finger food out of the package (and did, ha). They have a pop as you eat them which is kind of a fun burst of flavor.
...but we put them into our salads and we love them. They are a unique addition to a salad. Best of all, they can also be pickled/canned...and so with that in mind...
...I went online and found some quality seeds and ordered some!
They are supposed to be easy to grow and we figured it would be fun to grow at the new house! From what we've read, many families in South America grow them in containers on their porch and harvest lots of little peppers. It'll be fun to at least try to grow some and heck, we might be the only people in our whole area growing Brazilian/Peruvian/Little Beak/Biquinho peppers in their garden!🤣
That tiered metal stand you rescued recently would be the perfect stand for flower pots for growing those cute little peppers! 🌶
ReplyDeleteThose are cute! I cannot eat peppers, but I might grow them for the novelty. Tommy would eat them. I can only eat cayenne peppers. Peppers are pretty growing.
ReplyDeleteThose look so pretty in your salad. It’ll be fun to grow and can them. I have eaten jalapeño peppers that are sweetened and canned. The combination of sweet and moderate heat is tasty.
ReplyDeleteI have little bird’s eye peppers growing wild in my outer rose border. They’re pretty. My dad would put some in a jar with some vinegar and keep in the refrigerator for homemade hot sauce.
Yes indeed! Just ordered the seeds last week for those lovely wee peppers. There's a local restaurant here that serves them on their salads and we decided we love them so much we must grow them this year!
ReplyDeleteI love peppers and would like to give these a try. Adding this to my seed hunt!
ReplyDeleteWhat cute little peppers. They remind me and look like. tear drops.
ReplyDeleteBeing small peppers, I bet they would grow good in containers.
I'm going have to look around in the grocery stores to see if I can find some just to try on my homemade pizza.
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