Re: [CH] Diavoletto
Ed Johnson (ejohnso1@maine.rr.com)
Wed, 30 May 2001 15:43:37 -0400
I dunno... In most contexts I'm familiar with, "diavoletto" refers to any small
dried chile pepper. I'm sure that the variety most often used for diavoletto
would be the one you are looking for. I guess I'm not much help. but that's my
.02.
....Ed....
Islandman wrote:
>
> Chile Heads:
>
> I've been doing a lot of cooking from a wonderful cookbook devoted to the
> Abruzzo region of Italy. The book is called "Food & Memories of Abruzzo:
> Italy's Pastoral Land," by Anna Teresa Callen (See
> http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0025209159/o/qid=991249419/sr=2-1/104
> -9919146-1787967 ). Having descended from a long line of Abruzzese on my
> father's side, I was raised eating this great food. The hot red chile
> that's used in many dishes from this region is referred to as a 'Diavoletto'
> (Little Devil). I've been trying to track down seeds for this variety, but
> have been at a loss to find any. I do believe it's a specific pepper, and
> not a generic Italian name for hot chile peppers.
>
> Does anyone on the list have any ideas where seeds for this pepper may be
> obtained, without having to make a trip to Italy? My first thought was to
> join the Seed Savers Exchange for another year, but I thought I'd see if any
> Chile Head members with a current SSE catalog would mind checking it for
> Diavoletto seeds. Thanks!
>
> Any other ideas/suggestions greatly appreciated.
>
> Islandman
> Vinalhaven Island, Maine USA
> islandman@islandman.com