Safi
Origin: Morocco OrganicLea Heat Rating: 10+ A bright red, African strain of Scotch Bonnet, this cultivar one of the best of these types for UK cultivation.
A workers' cooperative growing food on London's edge in the Lea Valley
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Jalapeno
Origin: Mexico OrganicLea Heat Rating: 1 Named for the town of Jalapa/Xalapa, this “bullet shaped”, 3-4 cm long pepper is mild and with great flavour, perfect raw in salsas or pickled. Sometimes it shows a trademark netting/corkiness on the skin. Photo by …
Fatalii Yellow
Origin: Central African Republic OrganicLea Heat Rating: 10+ Eye catching, bright yellow 6-8cm fruit with pointed pods were developed from chillies brought home by returning slaves. Very hot, and high in dihydrocapsaicin, causing a “double whammy” of delayed heat sensation. …
