I am so glad you mentioned the peppers. Until a few years ago I only grew Bell, Cayenne, Jalapeno and Serrano peppers. I am always interested in ones that an important part of a region's cuisine. That is what made me want the Aleppo. I have a new neighbor that is from Peru and she has been asking me gardening questions. I told her I would give her pepper plants and when I mentioned Aji Amarillo she was ecstatic. She owns a Peruvian restaurant and that is a key ingredient that she can't find fresh locally. She brought me Cerviche made with whatever version of the pepper she can find and it was really good.
I decided to get the Pepperoncini because I am going to be pickling Peppadews and thought it would be good to have two kinds of peppers.
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