[CH] BIG REDS, personal consumption (and gifts to friends)
John Sphar (chilehead@pacbell.net)
Mon, 28 Aug 2006 10:14:52 -0700 (PDT)
At my local Whole Foods last year in July, I almost fainted when I saw a bin full of a big red obviously chinense, some were 2 inches across. Most were as round as a globe. The produce mgr. can't get them this year. I must have made four trips and bought a total of bought 25 pounds of them (at 10.00 per pound).
He says the grower is in Canada and called then red habaneros. (Around here though, anything chinense is marked habaneros at the grocery stores). They are either Scotch bonnet or Habanero, a beautiful red, but I have no idea of the variety. Well, no picture I've seen yet typifies this chile. I made Louisiana and Belizean style sauces with these and I am running out. I forgot to ask him the name of the grower.
Does anyone know: The grower of this type, 2: where I can get these fresh (I'm in San Jose, CA but would pay for shipping)?
Gracias. John S.