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Pepper Identification Help

WeberWho
WeberWho Posts: 11,527
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My wife started a garden this year and she planted jalapenos. All the jalapenos came through but the last plant didn't harvest anything. That was until a few weeks ago. These peppers came through. These aren't jalapenos. What are they? She said that she only planted jalapenos in that area of the garden. Could they have possibly put the wrong seeds in the package? 

Just interested to see what we have as I know we have a bunch of pepper heads here. 


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  • caliking
    caliking Posts: 19,780
    Those look like bhut jolokia (aka ghost pepper), or naga jolokia. Definitely not jalapenos. Wrong seeds in the package, or they possibly blew in from somewhere. 

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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 36,781
    Either way those are much hotter than jalapenos.  Handle with care.  
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  • pgprescott
    pgprescott Posts: 14,544
    Those look like hot peppers to me. 😜
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  • Botch
    Botch Posts: 17,368
    I didn't stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night but I do have The Great American Chile Poster hanging in my kitchen.  
    Yours don't really look like any on the poster (the "peter pepper" comes close, which grows in LA and TX, but doesn't have the pointed ends like yours do).  If you do taste them, please post video.   =)
    There are hundreds of chile varieties, so you may never know.  

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  • lkapigian
    lkapigian Posts: 11,549
    Stressed jalapeño Plant? Looks like various stages of ripeness
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  • caliking
    caliking Posts: 19,780
    I think yours look like these


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  • Hansm
    Hansm Posts: 214
    Be afraid, very afraid
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  • WeberWho
    WeberWho Posts: 11,527
    They must be ghost. My wife purchased ghost seeds but doesn't recall planting them. 

    Thanks for the help!
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  • stv8r
    stv8r Posts: 1,127
    edited October 2021
    I agree they look like Ghost peppers.  A few years ago I had several 5 foot high Ghost pepper plants and hundreds of peppers. Never did figure out anything reasonable to do with them lol. My son did manage to get himself suspended for bringing one to school and having his buddies taste slivers :s
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  • caliking
    caliking Posts: 19,780
    If you have good yield, you could make some killer fermented hot sauce with them. I like fermenting carrots in the mix, to balance the hot sauces I've made in the past. 

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  • WeberWho
    WeberWho Posts: 11,527
    stv8r said:
    I agree they look like Ghost peppers.  A few years ago I had several 5 foot high Ghost pepper plants and hundreds of peppers. Never did figure out anything reasonable to do with them lol. My son did manage to get himself suspended for bringing one to school and having his buddies taste slivers :s

    That seems a little harsh for having a little fun. I like how your son rolls!
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  • TEXASBGE2018
    TEXASBGE2018 Posts: 3,831
    I think the jalapeños were banging one out with the habaneros.


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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 21,673
    stv8r said:
    I agree they look like Ghost peppers.  A few years ago I had several 5 foot high Ghost pepper plants and hundreds of peppers. Never did figure out anything reasonable to do with them lol. My son did manage to get himself suspended for bringing one to school and having his buddies taste slivers :s
    Glad my son just brings them to his friends houses instead of school.  Ghost Peppers and Carolina Reapers.  A bunch of his buddies (wisely) chickened out.

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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 34,583
    looks like ghost to me, make some nachos
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  • Eoin
    Eoin Posts: 4,304
    WeberWho said:
    Smoker ghost chicken chili. 


    Double like.
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  • loco_engr
    loco_engr Posts: 5,818
    Dang Vincent  . . . dats a big pot of chili!
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  • WeberWho
    WeberWho Posts: 11,527
    edited October 2021
    loco_engr said:
    Dang Vincent  . . . dats a big pot of chili!
    I was my parents first trick-or-treater tonight. Except I handed them a half pot of chili. I'm not sure how that works...

    Don't think I didn't grab a handful of candy before I left!
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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 21,673
    WeberWho said:
    Smoked ghost chicken chili. 


    How was the chili?  Looks great from here.

    I would rather light a candle than curse your darkness.

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  • WeberWho
    WeberWho Posts: 11,527
    edited November 2021
    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    WeberWho said:
    Smoked ghost chicken chili. 


    How was the chili?  Looks great from here.
    Thanks. I was surprised how much heat came through with five ghost peppers and a serrano pepper. I thought the heat had a good bite. Hot, yet flavorful. 
    "The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan

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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 21,673
    WeberWho said:
    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    WeberWho said:
    Smoked ghost chicken chili. 


    How was the chili?  Looks great from here.
    Thanks. I was surprised how much heat came through with five ghost peppers and a serrano pepper. I thought the heat had a good bite. Hot, yet flavorful. 
    5 Ghost Peppers!!  Wow, I usually hear about 1 maybe 2 if you are nuts.  Loving heat myself, I bet that was amazing.

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  • WeberWho
    WeberWho Posts: 11,527
    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    WeberWho said:
    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    WeberWho said:
    Smoked ghost chicken chili. 


    How was the chili?  Looks great from here.
    Thanks. I was surprised how much heat came through with five ghost peppers and a serrano pepper. I thought the heat had a good bite. Hot, yet flavorful. 
    5 Ghost Peppers!!  Wow, I usually hear about 1 maybe 2 if you are nuts.  Loving heat myself, I bet that was amazing.
    It was a double batch worth of chili. The original recipe calls for 10 jalapenos for a double batch. So I figured 5 would be about right. I'd go with the same amount the next go around. We have some chocolate habaneros to play around with yet. Just need to figure out what to add them in. 
    "The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan

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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 36,781
    @WeberWho - chocolate habaneros sound like a perfect ingredient for a chocolate cake.  
    Never have seen that variety.  Bakers delight!
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  • WeberWho
    WeberWho Posts: 11,527
    lousubcap said:
    @WeberWho - chocolate habaneros sound like a perfect ingredient for a chocolate cake.  
    Never have seen that variety.  Bakers delight!
    Ha! My wife planted them in the garden. I'm not too familiar with them either but it looks to have some heat. 


    "The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan

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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 34,583
    WeberWho said:
    lousubcap said:
    @WeberWho - chocolate habaneros sound like a perfect ingredient for a chocolate cake.  
    Never have seen that variety.  Bakers delight!
    Ha! My wife planted them in the garden. I'm not too familiar with them either but it looks to have some heat. 



    those habaneros would be good in birria taco stew meat
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  • WeberWho
    WeberWho Posts: 11,527
    fishlessman said
    WeberWho said:
    lousubcap said:
    @WeberWho - chocolate habaneros sound like a perfect ingredient for a chocolate cake.  
    Never have seen that variety.  Bakers delight!
    Ha! My wife planted them in the garden. I'm not too familiar with them either but it looks to have some heat. 


    those habaneros would be good in birria taco stew meat
    I'm not familiar with birria. I had to look it up. Looks and sounds amazing. Especially with tortillas. I bookmarked a recipe. Definitely going to give these a try at some point. Thanks. 
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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 34,583
    they are delicious and a bit messy. dont taste the sauce til the meat is ready, it starts out very spicy and mellows a bit during the long cook. been using shank and brisket and or oxtail
    last one from last weekend, wasnt much oil floating on the sauce towards the end but the flour tortilla picks up all that flavor. never seen these til about a year or two ago

    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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  • WeberWho
    WeberWho Posts: 11,527
    fishlessman said:
    they are delicious and a bit messy. dont taste the sauce til the meat is ready, it starts out very spicy and mellows a bit during the long cook. been using shank and brisket and or oxtail
    last one from last weekend, wasnt much oil floating on the sauce towards the end but the flour tortilla picks up all that flavor. never seen these til about a year or two ago

    Good to know. I have leftover flat and point in the freezer. Sounds like a perfect opportunity to use them up. 
    "The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan

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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 34,583
    WeberWho said:
    fishlessman said:
    they are delicious and a bit messy. dont taste the sauce til the meat is ready, it starts out very spicy and mellows a bit during the long cook. been using shank and brisket and or oxtail
    last one from last weekend, wasnt much oil floating on the sauce towards the end but the flour tortilla picks up all that flavor. never seen these til about a year or two ago

    Good to know. I have leftover flat and point in the freezer. Sounds like a perfect opportunity to use them up. 

    this is the recipe ive been using


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