Re: [CH] Cubanelle peppers
David Cook (zebcook@pacbell.net)
Mon, 12 Oct 1998 09:17:25 -0700
Dje1157@aol.com wrote:
> Anyway, I hope someone can assist me. I was reading a recipe for
> Chili con
> Carne that called for cubanelle peppers. The recipe also asked for
> jalapenos
> and habaneros, so I assume cubanelle is not another name for those
> peppers. I
> can't find them in The Whole Chile Pepper Book, and I'm stumped. Does
> anyone
> know what these are? Moreover, since I live on the beautiful Upper
> West Side
> of Manhattan (NYC), can anyone give me advice on where to get them?
>
Don't know where to get them, but I used to grow them. They're a long
pod, thin-walled frying pepper. If you can't get them, try a something
like Italian frying peppers -- Corno di Toro or the like. Not
particularly hot, but not sweet like a green bell.
David Cook