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Capsaicin - Spiciness Capsaicin - Spiciness
Why do chilies taste spicy? The spiciness of chilies probably originated through a symbiotic relationship of the plants with birds. Birds are the main distributors of the...
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Fatalii Fatalii
Information: The Fatalii comes from Central Africa and belongs like the Habanero to the species Capsicum chinense. Probably, it was brought over and cultivated by slaves...
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Habanero Habanero
(Red, Orange, Purple, Suriname Red, White, Yellow, Chocolate) Spiciness: 10 (to 500.000 SHU) General Info: The Habanero chili ( Capsicum chinense ) is one of the spiciest...
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Measuring spiciness in Scoville Units Measuring spiciness in Scoville Units
How can we measure spiciness? Measuring the spiciness  of chilies and chili products is important so that both producers and consumers know how much spiciness the various...
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Jalapeño Jalapeño
Spiciness: 5 - 6 (2.500 - 8.000 SHU) General Info: Jalapenos (Capsicum annuum) are among the most well-known and popular chilies in Mexico and Texas and are mainly...
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NuMex (New Mexican) NuMex (New Mexican)
Strictly speaking, NuMex chillies are not a variety or species, but a wide range of different varieties from the Chile Pepper Institute at New Mexico State University with a...
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Pequin / Piquin Pequin / Piquin
Heat: 9 (approx. 50,000 - 90,000 SHU) General information: The Pequin or Piquin is the cultivated form of the wild Chiltepin / Tepin and produces small, elongated...
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Poblano / Ancho Poblano / Ancho
Heat level: 3 (1,000 - 2,000 SHU) General information: The poblano chilli originates from Mexico and is very popular there. The chilli variety has two names depending on...
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Rocoto Manzano Rocoto Manzano
Spiciness : 8 (30.000 - 50.000 SHU) General Info : In South America, Rocoto is the common name for chilies of the Capsicum pubescens species, and “Manzano”...
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Chili-Zuchtanleitung_01.jpg Chili Cultivation Instructions
Conditions for a successful chili cultivation Before it starts, what do you need? Quality seeds (in our shop you can choose from more than 350 varieties)...
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Buy chili plants or chili seeds Buy chili plants or chili seeds
Here we give you a few tips to make your decision easier:   Pro Chili Seeds: You want to accompany your plants, “from birth”, so to speak, to cherish...
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Scotch Bonnet Scotch Bonnet
Spiciness: 10 (100.000 - 350.000 SHU) General Info: The Scotch Bonnet chilies are some of to the spiciest chilies in the world, and are the Caribbean form of the...
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Which varieties of chili should I cultivate? Which varieties of chili should I cultivate?
There are approx. 3,000 chili varieties in all levels of spiciness, in colour shades from red to yellow/orange to violet, and with diverse growth requirements. Thus, the choice...
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What is needed for chili cultivation? What is needed for chili cultivation?
Helpful tips for all those who would like to cultivate their own chillies. Ideal for beginners.   Chilies like it hot! Chilies mainly grow in countries with warm...
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Serrano Serrano
Spiciness : 6 (5.000 - 20.000 SHU) General Info : The Serrano Chili (Capsicum annuum) originates from Mexico, and its name suggests that it originates from the highlands...
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Transplanting chillies correctly Transplanting chillies correctly
Transplant (separate) your chili plants with little effort. Tips and Tricks. There are many rumours around transplanting, such as that it is very difficult, time consuming and...
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Chilis_einlegen_01.jpg Preserving chillies
Preserve chillies by pickling them in oil or vinegar Pickling in oil If you would like to preserve your chillies by pickling them in oil, you will need the following...
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Make your own Chili Sauce Make your own Chili Sauce
Basic recipe for making your own chilli sauce You can easily make your own delicious chilli sauce from just a few ingredients. Especially in autumn, all the chillies are...
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Drying and preserving chillies Drying and preserving chillies
Instructions for drying chillies After the chili harvesting in winter, many private chili gardeners face a new problem. How do I preserve my many hot chillies? 1....
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Chili Spiciness Table / Scoville Scale Chili Spiciness Table / Scoville Scale
The classification of chili heat according to Wilbur Scoville Hard-core 10+ : >200 000 Scoville Units Extremely hot 9-10 : 100 000 - 200 000 Scoville...
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Cutting back Chili Plants Cutting back Chili Plants
Instructions on cutting back chili plants in the summer or for overwintering. Tips and Tricks. There are few topics in the area of chili cultivation where opinions diverge...
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Chili Holiday on the 1. January Chili Holiday on the 1. January
If there were a holiday for Chili Heads, then it would definitely be on New Year`s Day On the 1. January 1493, on his first voyage in the direction of America, or "India",...
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Chili_hilft_Borderline_Patienten_im_Alltag_1.jpg Chili helps Borderline patients in everyday life
Borderline syndrome is a personality disorder which frequently results in self-harming behaviour. Capsaicin, the spicy content in chillies, is the ideal tool for affected...
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Make your own Chili Powder Make your own Chili Powder
Instructions for making chilli powder - quick and easy When there is a rich chilli harvest in autumn, many chilli heads are overwhelmed and wonder what to do with the...
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