chile pequin

Woah!  That pic at the top of the blog is a macro of some of the tiny chile pequin peppers that are growing on a plant on the roof.  Holy cow, those tiny peppers are HOT!  I ate a ripe red one today for the first time since they started maturing, and my mouth was on fire for 10 minutes!!  It was a good burn.  

Here's another shot, safely stored in a baggie.

The wife was afraid to eat one after she saw my reaction.  But she does have a spicy sauce in mind.  Many thanks to our good neighbors for giving us a plant.  

The Chile pequin is a much sought after perennial native hot pepper that is well behaved in the garden. It is an easy to grow favorite that the birds will also appreciate. Chile pequins will grow with sun or shade and respond to good care with more growth and fruits. The fruits are edilble and on the hot side as a seasoning. Beautiful when used in mass plantings. 

And the professional, money shot.  

These miniature motherfuckers rate from 100,000 to 140,000 units on the Scoville scale and are up to 40 times hotter than jalapenos.