[CH] Japone
Jim Weller (Jim.Weller@salata.com)
24 Jun 01 08:57:41 -0800
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"w> Hi, My sister-in-law just sent me some dried Japone chilies. They sort
"w> of look like a dried cayenne, small, red, about 1 1/2 to 2 inches in
"w> length. I have never heard of this chilie before. Does anyone have any
"w> information on this chilie they can share with me.
Here's a summary of what people have said in the past....
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Title: About Japone Chilies
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japones
santaka
hontaka
These are small, very hot peppers grown in China and Japan. Use them
in your favorite stir fry.
Also popular in Mexico. The name Japones is Spanish for Japanese, so
they probably came to Mexico from Japan.
Narrow, long, pointed pod, a lack of pubescence (hairs) on the stems
and leaves, and an ease of drying (hence, their popularity as
commercially-sold dried peppers.)
Japones are skinny, quite hot chiles that can be used interchangeably
with chiles de arbol or in place of the pequins.
The japones are used in both Chinese stir fry and in some Italian
dishes, being left whole as the dish is being cooked.
Japones are similar to Thai and Tabasco chiles in taste and heat. They
have a clean, sharp burn and make excellent chile oil.
Popular Chinese and USA pepper. Used in Szechwan cooking.
They look and taste and heat just like Cayennes.
A small Japanese-type pepper popular in Mexico that runs about 50,000
Scoville Units.
Japones: Small, medium hot, good with Asian dishes
Known as santaka, hontaka in Japan.... are very pungent chillies of
the cayenne type.... may be of Japanese origin?
Various posters in Chile-Heads through the years.
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YK Jim
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