Category ArchivesWorld of chillies

Origin: Turkey OrganicLea Heat Rating: 4 Deep red fruit, 4-6 cm long and 1-1.5 cm wide. It was collected by OrganicLea Apprentice grower Aimee from a community garden during the “PEDAL” bicycle march from London to Palestine.

Origin: Australia OrganicLea Heat Rating: 4 Cayenne peppers are the herbalists’ favourite. These chillies are 15-25 cm long, thick and sometimes elaborately curled. Believed to have been bred in Italy, they were brought to us by Jonny, an OrganicLea member, …

Origin: Zanzibar OrganicLea Heat Rating: 9 OrganicLea volunteer Toby Jones brought these back from the eponymous fishing village. They are a vibrant orange-red , 4-5 cm long and 3 cm wide. Photo used under Creative Commons license