Fresh Trinidad Pimento Chillies ("Seasoning Peppers")

Grown from our own seed on our Devon farm. Hand-picked at peak ripeness for the very best flavour. Washed, packed and dispatched the same day they're harvested.

Colour: green to yellow, orange and red.

Flavour: exceptional flavour profile. These chillies are renowned for their deep aromatic and fruity smell and flavour. They smell of the hottest habanero, yet are mostly heatless.

Heat: Mild with the occasional hot one. These chillies are similar to Pimiento de Padron in that there is the occasional odd hot one. Therefore, it is advisable to try a small amount first. The riper the chilli the hotter it can be; although, this is not always the case and there are often exceptions to the rule.

Note: we have taste tested a sample of fruits from all the plants we have grown this season and they are all mild. This of course, doesn't guarantee that every chilli on the plant will be heatless.

If a variety is generally known to be heatless or mild, but is genetically predisposed to produce capsaicin (i.e. have the gene(s) which control the production of capsaicinoids), then they tend to produce more capsaicin when the plant is stressed. This happens to Trinidad Pimentos and Padron Peppers. So, for example, Padron peppers grown in highly controlled environments such as the glass houses in Spain and the Netherlands, tend to be consistently mild. Whereas, if they are grown in the UK in a polytunnel or a greenhouse, they will inevitably experience wider swings in temperatures as well as water and nutrients, and therefore produce more capsaicin. Similarly, Trinidad Pimentos grown in the fields in Trinidad will have consistent growing conditions, especially with regards to day/night temperatures. Our Trinidad Pimentos grown in our British polytunnels will experience more fluctuations in temperature. The result is that some plants are likely to produce some pods which are hotter than others. We can't test every chilli before sending them out, so we test a sample from each plant at the start of the season to make sure we didn't accidentally plant a hybrid cross from the previous season. 

Please note: If you have ordered fresh chillies, we cannot guarantee weekend delivery. For the best chance of receiving your order over the weekend, please select DPD shipping for orders placed on Thursday for Friday dispatch. Orders placed on Thursday with Royal Mail for Friday dispatch will not be delivered until Monday.