a while ago i found a reference for a mexican chilli called "de siete caldos" (seven broths) "named for the fact that just one is enough to season seven pots of soup...". my curiosity was awoken as i wondered if there was a relation with the trinidadian 7pod. googling around i found some interesting snippets of information, such as that for instance in guatemala they refer rocotos as "siete caldos" and that in quetzaltenango they prepare chirmol (a guatemalan sauce) with a mixture of coban, serrano, siete caldos, chiltepe, jalapeño, and other chillies, combined with tomato, cilantro and onion. nice!!
yesterday i got a copy of a mexican book entitled capsicum y cultura: la historia del chilli (capsicum and culture: chilli history) by janet long-solís. there is an annex with a chilli dictionary, which contains the following entries:
chile siete caldos. (chiapas) c.annuum. consumo verde y seco. de forma triangular, de color verde claro con manchas moradas. muy picante (green and dry consumption. of triangular shape, light green colour with purple patches. very spicy)
chile paloma. (chiapas) véase chile siete caldos (see chile siete caldos)
this time google provided a hit in a photo album page (desobediencia art gallery), where a chiapan traveller pictured a few bowls of paloma chiles. are these de siete caldos?
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hi, i've bouth the same ones in chiapas and the sellsman said to me that they call this type siete caldos.... i'm trying to use the seed but they don't grow...
i have a friend in mexico .. i'll ask him for the seed as soon as possible.
hi, i've bouth the same ones in chiapas and the sellsman said to me that they call this type siete caldos.... i'm trying to use the seed but they don't grow...
i have a friend in mexico .. i'll ask him for the seed as soon as possible.
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