This 15-Bulb braid was grown in a secluded river valley nourished by annual mountain flooding, this garlic is a seasonal treasure that brings a vibrant, “truganic” energy to your kitchen. The most ancient and best way to preserve garlic.
Pequin (or piquín) pepper is a hot chili pepper cultivar commonly used as a spice. Taxonomically, it is classified within variety glabriusculum of the species Capsicum annuum.Pequin has a compact habit, growing typically 0.3–0.6 meters tall, with bright green, ovate leaves and small berries that rarely exceed 2 cm in length. Like most chilies, the berries start out green, ripening to brilliant red at maturity. Pequin peppers are very hot, often 5-8 times hotter than jalapeños on the Scoville scale (30,000 to 60,000 Units). Flavor is described as citrusy, smoky (if dried with wood smoke), and nutty.The name Pequin is thought to come from the Spanish pequeño, meaning small. Its fruit is oblong and is found in the wild from the American Southwest to the Andes. It is grown both wild and commercially harvested in Mexico.Common uses include pickling, salsas, sauces, soups, and vinegars. The Cholula brand hot sauce lists piquin peppers and chile de arbol peppers among its ingredients. WARNING: This product contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm.
Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum is a variety of Capsicum annuum that is native to southern North America and northern South America. Common names include chiltepin, chiltepe, and chile tepin, as well as turkey, bird’s eye, or simply bird peppers, due to their consumption and spread by wild birds. Chiltepin pepper seeds are a perennial shrub that usually grows to a height of around 1 m (3.3 ft), but sometimes reaches 3 m (9.8 ft) and in areas without hard frost in winter, plants can live 35-50 years. Thin fleshed, has a dry and dusty flavor and a searing transient heat. People consider Chiltepin chilli seeds to be hotter than Habanero! It is used to make the hottest salsas, or to add flavor to soups, stews, and vinegars. El chiltepín o chiltepe es un chile de la especie Capsicum annum utilizado en toda latino America, desde el norte de México hasta Sudamérica. Es muy frecuentemente utilizado para hacer salsas o como condimento. En México se disfruta en platillos como el menudo, el pozole o el tapixte en Veracruz, así como cualquier tipo de sopas. También es usado en cocina de mariscos, por ejemplo molcajetes fríos o calientes. Su uso agrega un toque muy picoso a los platillos, sin hacerlos perder su sabor original que cualquier otro chile seco no lo logra. El chiltepín generalmente se recolecta en estado silvestre cuando aún presenta una maduración incompleta, para posteriormente ponerse a secar, es común que en la zona rural forme parte del huerto familiar, junto con otras plantas de uso común.WARNING: This product contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm.