Serrano
Origin: Mexico OrganicLea Heat Rating: 3 OrganicLea grower Ru acquired seeds of this 4-5 cm long pepper in one of a number of shops that only sold dried chillies in the town of Puebla. The chilli was bred in the …
A workers' cooperative growing food on London's edge in the Lea Valley
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Trinidad Scorpion Butch T
Origin: Trinidad & Tobago OrganicLea Heat Rating: Off the scale At some 1,500,000 SHU, this is the world’s second hottest chilli. The “scorpion” peppers are referred to as such because the pointed end of the pepper is said to resemble …
Pasilla Bajo
Origin: Mexico OrganicLea Heat Rating: 1 “Passila” means “little raisin”, an allusion to the colour and aroma of the pod: these are 15-30 cm, dark green to black. Donated by Adam, a fellow member of the Heritage Seed Library, these …
