Chicotillo Grueso Orange

C. baccatum

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Price

4,90 €

Chicotillo Grueso Orange chili: golden orange pod on white background

Chicotillo Grueso Orange chili: orange and green pods held in hand on the plant

Chicotillo Grueso Orange chili: ripe orange pods hanging on the plant

Description

The name links this aji to the chicotillos of Chuquisaca in southern Bolivia: chicotillo means a little whip, and grueso means thick. Chicotillo Grueso Orange lives up to the second word. Its pods are stocky rather than whip-like, around 8–10 cm long and broad at the shoulder, with wrinkled, slightly blistered skin and a blunt, rounded tip. They ripen from green to a warm golden orange.

Expect the familiar aji character: a fruity, fresh flavour and a medium heat that is there to notice without getting in the way. The orange pods are good chopped fresh into salsas, sliced into salads, or cooked down into a bright orange sauce, and they keep their colour well in a jar of pickles.

Plan for a substantial plant, as with the other chicotillos. A 15–20 litre pot or a greenhouse bed and a stake will carry the crop, and like other ajis it copes well with a cooler summer.

Challenge: 1 (very easy to grow)

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Each pack contains approximately 8–10 or more seeds per variety.
Seeds are packaged in a certified EU seed packaging facility in accordance with applicable regulations.

Categories: Chili Seeds , C. baccatum , Medium , Easy to grow