Comments on: Pequin Pepper Sauce

By: Clay

Clay — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 21:10:46 +0000

I was already doing some research (which is what led me to this page) so it was no chore to track down a few possibilities for you, as far as what those actually are — because they’re definitely not pequins.

My first instinct is that these are jalapenos, which turn red as they ripen. When peppers ripen they tend to loose heat and gain sweetness. Perhaps this shifty gentleman was trying to offload widely available peppers on rubes by calling them something more exotic and unlikely to be found in the North East. Only the green stage tends be commercially available en masse for obvious reasons.

Two other peppers that closely resemble the photo, but tend to be a bit hotter than jalapenos are:

The Santa Fe Grande; Which you are unlikely to find out that way, or;
The Fresno; again unlikely.

Try snagging some red jalapenos, whip up another batch, and see how it comes out.

By: jessica

jessica — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:23:37 +0000

Mike, I think someone else has commented on that too. That’s what the vendor (that only sells peppers) told us but maybe they are wrong. That would be sad as I want to know what this pepper is then!

By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 20:53:08 +0000

Those are not piquins. Piquins are about the size of a pea.

By: Belleville Boots

Belleville Boots — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 03:27:08 +0000

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By: Lon

Lon — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 10:34:00 +0000

Bradley, thanks for the comment... you might be right! To be frank, I'm not sure. The stand in the farmer's market only sold peppers, and the clerk told us they were piquins. That said, amazingly, I can not confirm online or not. I agree that all the other piquins seem to be the tiny kind, perhaps this is some related variety? Or perhaps the clerk was just wrong?

I tried to figure out what other chili variety these might be, but I can't find them.

If anyone knows for sure, please reach out!

By: bradley

bradley — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 08:58:00 +0000

Looks like a great condiment, but…I don’t think those are piquins. Piquins are very, very small peppers, and would’ve fallen through the grates on your grill.

By: Jessica@Foodmayhem

Jessica@Foodmayhem — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 20:46:00 +0000

Bill G, I was telling Lon that he should jar it and sell it!

Manger la ville, yum, we have a bit more and flank steak sounds great.

By: Manger La Ville

Manger La Ville — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 16:34:00 +0000

This sauce sounds incredible. It would be great on grilled flank steak or even with a side of beans.

By: Bill G

Bill G — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 15:31:00 +0000

Jars of this sauce would make a WONDERFUL holiday gift to your loyal foodmayhem readers. Just an idea!