Chiltepe, the hot pepper of Guatemala
Chiltepe is the name given to Guatemala’s most widely-used hot pepper. I posted a photo of shrimp ceviche, a shrimp coctail, on May 14th that had chiltepe in it. Here you can see it as it is sold.
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June 7th, 2006
Spicy! I love it when it’s hot.
June 7th, 2006
It looks like a bunch of little green sperm that just found the egg.
June 7th, 2006
Lovely produce. Ah, the riches of the earth!
June 8th, 2006
jalapeno the Guatemalan version?
June 8th, 2006
Sompopo, each one sees what s/he wants to see. But, I see your point.
Lisi, there are many hot peppers here like jalapeños, habaneros, serranos, et-cetera, but chiltepe is what most people prefer in Guatemala.
June 12th, 2006
*deep sigh* I love chillies
January 21st, 2008
Estoy buscando semillas de chiltepe para sembrarlas. Soy muy aficionado de chiles y durante mi visita a Guatemala me enamoré con los chiles chiltepe. ¡Dígame donde puedo encontrar las semillas mágicas! Mil gracias.
January 22nd, 2008
Eduardo, they won’t pass customs :(, and it also depends on the climate that you want to grow them in. I don’t know that you can get them here.
February 20th, 2008
I lived in Springfield Oregon, and my friend is trying to find them where can i found some of theis peppers. Please help i have check almost all the stores.
April 23rd, 2008
I have a plant that I baby. I live in Chicago every winter I bring it inside. It’s going on three years now it’s about 3ft. tall. Que viva el chiltepe!! Contact me for further details…
June 14th, 2008
[...] tortillas), beans (black beans for Guatemala, please), guacamol (avocado sauce), pico de gallo with chiltepes chilies, beef or chicken and cheese; all ingredients readily available in the Guatemalan cuisine realm. [...]
June 22nd, 2008
how do grow chiltepe?
August 1st, 2008
[...] this little spermatozoid-shaped-like chili pepper known in Guatemala as chiltepe. In the entry for June 7th, 2006 you can see a chiltepe stand in Antigua’s market (some of you might remember it). In the [...]
October 16th, 2008
Im trying to get information on chiltepes from guatemala I live in maryland how to do get them to root for a plant?
thanks
Beth