African Chiles

African Chiles

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AFRICAN DEVIL
Small and hotter than you know what. Also known as Malawi

ATA IJOSI
Nigeria
This Nigerian bird pepper is from the Jos area and is added to the Yoruba word for chile: ata. Thin fleshed chiles grow erect. Frutescens.

BABA DISSALOU
Red bulbous scorcher from Burkina Faso.

CHILTEPINE, GROUND COVER
A rare wild chiltepine variety that sprawls over the earth to form a spicy ground cover. Baccatum

CONGO, CHOCOLATE
A chocolate brown habanero type from Trinidad. Chinense.

CONGO, RED
Superior in heat, taste, color and sheer beauty. Chinense.

DAKAR
Most unusual of the new varieties in 2011. White crinkly lumpy chiles with a marvelous deliciousness. Chinense.

DOOMSDAY
I’m not sure where this red South African bird pepper got its dire name, but since I’m a chile optimist, I’ll assume a faint hearted chile eater gave it a taste. Frutescens.

FATALI
A triangular, yellow, very hot chile that hails from Africa. Chinense.

FATALI, CHOCOLATE
More elongated than the other colors; these dark chocolate bites carry all the heat of the other colors. Chinense, Africa, Heat scale: 10

FATALI RED
If the yellow doesn’t kill you, the red might! Red knobby habanero from Central Africa. Heat: 10, Species: Chinenese, Country: Central African Republic

GAMBIA
Thin fleshed aromatic habanero from Africa. Chinense.

HOTAZEL (Currently not available)
Glistening bright red habanero suffused with the heat of the South African sun. Chinense.

MAREKO FANA
Ethiopia
Thin, pale green corkscrew cayennes from Ethiopia. Surprisingly mild. Annuum.

MURUPI
This chile originates in Brazil where they are considered to be not very hot. This strain came via Africa and carries the heat of the African countryside with it. Chinense.

PEPPERBELLS
A South African cherry variety with a unique sweetly mild tang. Similar to peppers found in salad bars. Annuum

SHATA BALADY
Egypt
Maybe the Egyptian pharaohs included this cayenne in their afterlife plans. Annuum.

SORE THROAT
Also known as Little Nubian. Dark purple black to red lozenges coat your
insides with healing warmth. Annuum.

TOGO
An incendiary red blaze runner from western Africa. Chinense.

UGANDA
Bright red small cayennes from Africa. Annuum.

YEBO
A larger deep dark purple conical chile perfect for container growing. Annuum. Africa. Variety bred by Mario Dadomo (Azienda Agraria Sperimentale Stuard, Parma, Italy).

ZAMBIAN
This tall plant looks like an overloaded tie rack. Flat tapered red chiles dry well.

ZIMBABWE BIRD
A long season pepper with tiny triangular pods. Very prolific. Frutescens.