hot peppers

[Tyeger87 10]

hello everyone,

i needed some advice as to where people in Atlanta are getting their peppers from in Atlanta. My SO comes from Comoros so when he comes to America we are gonna need a very large quantity to make putu (hot pepper sauce). i know pepper sauce is popular in many other countries (they had an awesome green one in Benin and Nigeria) i just need to get it here preferably of the orange and red variety.

if anyone has a specific place they go, please share

[jkelly07 120]

you mite try at the jamaica store,

[REINITA♥REY 8]

you mite try at the jamaica store,

I agree with jkelly, that looks like Jamaican Scotch Bonnet pepper

[YuAndDan 153]

Your topic go me thinking about a type of pepper called Naga Jolokia Pepper, this little baby will burn you out. 1,000,000+ scovill units!

2007, Guinness World Records certified the Naga Jolokia as the world's hottest chili pepper, 401.5 times hotter than Tabasco sauce. As of December 3, 2010, the Naga Jolokia is no longer the hottest known chili pepper; it has been replaced by the Naga Viper, which has an average peak Scoville rating more than 300,000 points higher than an average Naga Jolokia - but still not higher than the hottest ever recorded Dorset Naga.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naga_Jolokia_pepper

Now I have to buy some for my wife!

[Inky 1,110]

Our local grocery store carrys a lot of specialty things you would not normally find in the USA. You should check out your grocery stores and specialty food stores around where you live.

[stargazer08 0]

Hi!!! I've started using the peppers in my cooking, as I learn more recipes in preparation for my Honey's arrival. Many grocery stores carry the peppers, but when I am looking for a good price I go to the Cobb Farmer's Market on Spring Rd. or the closest Food Depot.

[His Glory 25]

I made some egusi stew not to long ago and couldnt find scotch bonnet peppers but habenero peppers did the trick. Served to my 9ja friends...said it tasted the same.

Edited January 16, 2011 by efiaodo

[momov31 2]

Hi, my husband get his peppers from a store on riverdale rd and the decatur farmers market. My husband cook his own foods so he has to find all the right stuff for it , he is nigerian. U can pm me for direction's.

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

Grow your own. Pepper plants happily grow as small bushes in a pot.

[REINITA♥REY 8]

Grow your own. Pepper plants happily grow as small bushes in a pot.

Agreed! I grow my own If you have a very cold winter, they stay good in the freezer also.

[His Glory 25]

good point about growing yr own....this stuff is so expensive here. I wonder how hard it would be to grow bitter leaf....one friend did say the store bought one was diff.

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

good point about growing yr own....this stuff is so expensive here. I wonder how hard it would be to grow bitter leaf....one friend did say the store bought one was diff.

Bitter leaf is not a plant you can find here. Or not that I have seen

[His Glory 25]

Bitter leaf is not a plant you can find here. Or not that I have seen

havent seen it here either. Tried to find on the net but confused...whether its the same bush that grows mango sized fruit. either way guess i just gotta find a good brand.

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

havent seen it here either. Tried to find on the net but confused...whether its the same bush that grows mango sized fruit. either way guess i just gotta find a good brand.

The west African type would be Vernonia amygdalina related to the American ironweed

[His Glory 25]

The west African type would be Vernonia amygdalina related to the American ironweed

Dalu!