Cristal-(Capsicum annuum)-These delicious chiles are called the “Foie Gras” of the pepper world! They come from the same region of Piquillo peppers Navarre, Spain. The Cristal plants produce long pendant fruit about an inch in diameter and 6 inches long. They ripen from green to red. They are thin walled and have a rich sweet smoky flavor. Some describe the taste as buttery! The Cristal peppers can be fried, roasted, stuffed, pickled and I say they would make a hack of a sauce! The Cristal chile plants grow up top 3 feet tall.
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Cristal Peppers
These delicious chiles are called the “Foie Gras” of the pepper world! They come from the same region of Piquillo peppers Navarre, Spain. The Cristal plants produce long pendant fruit about an inch in diameter and 6 inches long. They ripen from green to red. They are thin walled and have a rich velvety sweet smoky flavor.
Some describe the taste as buttery and decadent! Once roasted you will think someone injected them with some special ingredient! The Cristal peppers can be fried, roasted, stuffed, pickled and I say they would make a heck of a sauce! The Cristal chile plants grow up to 3-4 feet tall.
”At Refining Fire Chiles we isolate our seed production plants to avoid cross-pollination with other chile species. If you want to grow your own chiles, you can purchase seeds right here, or full plants (April-July) and have fresh chiles by September.
Refining Fire ChilesJim (Habanero) Duffy
