John, You will certainly enjoy OF. If you want to try fresh Rocotos, you might check out your nearby Mexican grocers (if you have any nearby). They may call them Chile Manzanos. We have quite a few Mexican grocers here, but the availability of the Chile Manzanos is hit or miss. Penzeys has dried Aleppo (flakes). Blue skies, Frank -----Original Message----- From: owner-chile-heads@globalgarden.com [mailto:owner-chile-heads@globalgarden.com] On Behalf Of John H. Sphar Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 4:48 PM To: jim@wildpepper.com; chile-heads@globalgarden.com Subject: Re: [CH] Open Fields 2006 Jim, haven't seen any suggestions posted yet. Can't believe I'd be disappointed anyway. It will be my first OF, so I trust everyone's judgement. I have heard a lot about fatalii chiles and Aleppos. Also I never tasted a fresh rocoto. It would be nice to bring the makings of a stuffing and prepare rocoto rellenos, or rocoto poppers. You may already be planning these chiles, so I'm easy. John Sphar San Jose, CA (western endpoint of a line drawn through OF and NYC) --- jim@wildpepper.com wrote: > please give me suggestions on what you all would like to see > out there in the fields. Chiles, that is ;-)