Re: [CH] Re: Question for Texas CH'ers
Jim Graham (spooky130@cox.net)
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:53:37 -0500
On Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 12:00:00PM -0400, chilehead@tough-love.com wrote:
> There are two small chiles that grow wild in the southwest. Pequin
> (Piquin)is bullet shaped and Chiltepin (Tepin) is round.
The one I'm talking about is commonly known (in Texas) as the Chile
Pequin, not Chiltepin. Granted, that doesn't mean that everyone I've
ever heard refer to it by name is right---they could all be wrong (no,
I'm not joking...it is possible, and I certainly would not rule it out).
I just measured the one I picked this morning (the first this year):
Length: approx. 7--8 mm
Width: approx. 4--5 mm
Color: deep red
Heat: Very nice.... ;-}
and this one is absolutely typical of the size and shape pepper I'm
referring to. If you didn't measure it, you'd probably call it round.
They're really too small for the difference to matter (at least, to my
eyes).
Later,
--jim
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