‘Dedo de Mocha’ Sweet Ají
A hot pepper without the heat, from pepper expert Jeff Nekola. Ají are a different species: Capsicum baccatum. This is one of the largest-fruited of our Ají peppers, the beautiful fruit are shiny, almost waxy in appearance and glow a deep red when ripe.
Incredibly productive, & a favourite every year, we like it grilled and served with olive oil. Without the heat, subtle undertones of Ají flavour come out, with distinct smokey tastes being the most obvious.
One of the easier of our unusual / rare peppers to grow, though you do need a polytunnel or greenhouse. If you want a challenge - it can be overwintered if you keep it frost-free - we did have one plant that made it to 3 years old and in its last year it made over 270 peppers!
We have had a couple of reports one year of stressed plants making some heat near the seeds. But in normal conditions this should be classed as a sweet pepper.
Very rare, pretty easy to grow. Gently smokey Aji. Not hot - mostly: the very occasional pepper is warm, especially towards the end of the season, or with plants in their second or third year.
18 seed, organic. £2.68
Trinidad Perfume - NEW
A most amazing scent and flavour - a Scotch Bonnet with NO heat. Once you take away the chilli fire, the incredible fruity Capsicum chinense flavour really stands out. Just a few fruit sliced thinly make an amazing pizza topping, or add a new dimension to a pasta sauce.
A little more challenging to grow than normal peppers, so not for beginners. Needs a greenhouse or polytunnel, where it will make lots of pretty little orange fruits.
Sadly these contain hardly any seeds, hence the small packet and higher price. Save your own for next season - it won't cross with regular (C. annum) chillies or sweet peppers.
Very limited availability, but what a taste!
8 seed £4.20