Place to buy pepper varieties
Place to buy pepper varieties
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Place to buy pepper varieties
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Post #1 - August 6th, 2011, 3:53 pmHi.
I'm making and canning some salsa and I'd like to try some different hot pepper varieties. Does anybody know a market with a good selection?
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Post #2 - August 6th, 2011, 5:10 pmthe place i have seen the most variety of peppers was caputos in addison.Toria
"I like this place and willingly could waste my time in it" - As You Like It,
W. Shakespeare
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Post #3 - August 6th, 2011, 5:14 pmMarketplace on Oakton is a good reliable source of a variety of chiles. They routinely carry at least a half-dozen varieties, and since they sell so many, they are always in good shape. When I need chiles used in Mexican/Carribbean cooking that they don't carry - red Jalapenos, chilacas, or Scotch bonnets, for instance - I go to Supermercado Morelia in Rogers Park. Great prepared food and an on-site bakery, too. Love this place.
Marketplace on Oakton
4817 W Oakton
Skokie, IL 60077
Tel. 847.677.9330
Fax. 847.677.3972
Supermercado Morelia
7330 N Western
Chicago, IL 60645
773. 761.3291
(edited to add chilacas to the Morelia market note)Last edited by sundevilpeg on August 8th, 2011, 10:18 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Post #4 - August 6th, 2011, 6:13 pmFresh Farms also has a good variety - they seem to have more of the Hungarian-style (which I like) than Marketplace.
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Post #5 - August 6th, 2011, 6:55 pmThe Cermak Produce on Cicero around Cermak had at least ten different chiles on offer last time I was in there.
Also, don't forget about the dried varieties, and chipotles en adobo.
Pequin, ancho, arbol - They'll make your salsas distinct and different. Good luck!We cannot be friends if you do not know the difference between Mayo and Miracle Whip.
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Post #6 - August 6th, 2011, 7:15 pmPerfect!
Thanks
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Post #7 - August 6th, 2011, 7:20 pmI should also add that I'm smoking the vegetable before I make them into salsa. I'll try to let you know how it turns out.
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Post #8 - August 8th, 2011, 7:21 amThe Green City Market has a lot of peppers, including various heirloom varieties. Especially check out the Leaning Shed.
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Post #9 - August 9th, 2011, 9:29 amDarren72 wrote:The Green City Market has a lot of peppers, including various heirloom varieties. Especially check out the Leaning Shed.
Or other farmer's markets! In general, I find that fruits are where you so see the difference between local and imported foods, and peppers are, after all, a fruit. So, not only can you find interesting varieties of peppers generally not available elsewhere--I picked up fresh peperoccini's the other day at the Botanical Garden Farmer's Market, but I find them infinitely more tasty. Note, however, your particular pepper desire may not yet be in season. For instance, habanero's are still a way's away.
And don't forget Maxwell Street for local peppers.Think Yiddish, Dress British - Advice of Evil Ronnie to me.
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Post #10 - August 9th, 2011, 9:33 amI only mentioned the GCM because that's where I've seen the best selection of peppers. I also shop at Andersonville and Lincoln Square, but I don't think their selection of peppers is anything close to GCM.
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Post #11 - August 9th, 2011, 10:16 amseebee wrote:The Cermak Produce on Cicero around Cermak had at least ten different chiles on offer last time I was in there.
Also, don't forget about the dried varieties, and chipotles en adobo.
Pequin, ancho, arbol - They'll make your salsas distinct and different. Good luck!
There's a Cermak Produce on Kedzie near Montrose also.
