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Originally Posted by Zeedman
I grew Aji Dulce last year, and wasn't fond of the pungent flavor - as others have stated, definitely not sweet. If Criolla de Cocina is sweet, I'll have to give it a try. Looking it up, the description definitely gets my attention:
"Criolla de Cocina is a rare sweet pepper from the country of Nicaragua. It grows wrinkly looking peppers the size of baseballs!"  |
I'm planning to dry the Aji Dulce peppers for powder, I imagine they would not be any better for snacking than Trinidad Perfume.
William Woys Weaver talks about Criolla de Cocina in his book, "100 Vegetables and Where They Came From". IIRC a farmer found a single pepper plant producing sweet pepper in his field. It is actually sweet, and while I would call it full-flavored, it lacks the pungency of seasoning peppers. I don't know about baseball-size, but mine do get ~5" tall but they are somewhat narow. Here's a photo comparing Criolla (red) to Szentes: