peter piper picked a peck of purple peppers

[the_siobhan]

I finally found the receipt from when I bought the plant - it's a Chinese Five Colour Pepper. The peppers that were once purple and woody have progressed to green, then yellow, orange and finally red.

I tried one of the red ones. My head instantly BURST INTO FLAMES. A pot of yogurt later and the feeling is just starting to come back to my nose. There's a painful red patch on my hand from where I spilled some of the juice.

Whoaa, mama.

That would explain why the squirrels haven't gone anywhere near them. I should plant a ring of them around the house, it would probably keep the mice out.

[ETA] Christ, I absent-mindedly put the back of my hand in my mouth to relieve the sting. Now my lips are on fire again. Shit on toast.

Comments

[dark-phoenix54.livejournal.com]

HOly fuck! I've grown some hot peppers, but never ones that made the skin red, although I've heard of it happening. Even though they look beautiful, I think I'll pass on this one.

Do they have any distinct flavor other than hotter than Satan's farts?

(BTW, I love that icon)

[the-siobhan.livejournal.com]

I never really got past the flames to find out. :-p

I once ate homemade pickles that were spiced with just a few peppers in the vinegar. I might try that to see how it turns out.

[dark-phoenix54.livejournal.com]

Husband made some of those, using Thai peppers. Let's just say that they weren't cool as cucumbers. In fact, they were downright "HOLY FUCK!!!!"