What chilli?

[bobleponge]

I appreciate this is a question of taste but ...

Made HFW's crabcakes with salsa dressing last week, and it needed fresh chilli. I only had dried flaked stuff, and whilst it was ok I would love to do it again with real ones.

Dont like stuff too hot (makes me cry) and I've never grown chilli's before.
What variety would you chilli experts recommend?
Ta.

[chris]

Apache, I started with.. has a bite but it's not TOO hot. Have you had Jalapenos in something? Not as hot as them. Another one I recently grew was Bolivian Rainbow - really fruity taste, small compact chillis, very ornamental... but they packed a bit of a bite when properly ripe. (We ate most of ours ont he turn from Purple->yellow / yellow->orange/red).

Or Cayenne - plenty long enough to chop without taking your skin off, and they're not too hot either. I guess it's subjective though. I have a friend who can eat a Phaal, I tried the tip of a fork of it and was almost in tears. I don't like hot things but my chilli resistance is building up slowly.

[Two_Sheds]

Jalapeno is the mildest that I grow (for my BiL)

There are plenty of old chilli threads if you have time to browse Bob, or else go straight to South Devon where they are listed with their heat

[Flummery]

I've grown both Apache and Cayenne - like you I love chillies but don't like to lose my taste buds. I'm growing Cayenne for the 3rd year running. Very nice chilli indeed in my opinon.

If you'd like a few seeds pm your address.

[smallblueplanet]

Rather than grow 'mild, tasteless' chillies, or chillies that are just heat, why not grow some tasty habaneros? Most Capsicum baccatums and chinense are tasty and often fruity, with varying degrees of heat. So grow a tasty chilli but use less of it.

[HotStuff]

Another vote for Apache. This will be my 4th year of growing them and I still have 2 of the plants I started out with. Prolific fruiters and I use them dried and whizzed in all kinds of cooking.

[northepaul]

I vote for cayennes as its your first time bob!

They are easy to grow and quite prolific.
(You can freeze them)

[cupcake]

Cheyenne is good and not too hot. You get alot of them too.

[taff]

I found jalapenos quite mild, and those little spicy round peppers, ciliege piccante from seeds of italy, or peppadew ones.

[bobleponge]

Thanks all for the advice, much appreciated by this chilli virgin.
Will PM you now Flum.

[bobleponge]

Thanks Flum,

Mme P told me she had a package from Yorkshire arrived, with instructions (that she couldnt understand).

They shall be on the go when I get home in a couple of weeks.
Thanks again, much appreciated.

[danmon_81]

facing heaven - (szechan chilli)

[Nordmead]

Rather than grow 'mild, tasteless' chillies, or chillies that are just heat, why not grow some tasty habaneros? Most Capsicum baccatums and chinense are tasty and often fruity, with varying degrees of heat. So grow a tasty chilli but use less of it.

i second that

how about trinidad/tobago seasoning, trinidad perfume or a numex suave red/orange? (all low heat)