Almapaprika, sweet or hot?

Blueaussi · November 4, 2009

In catalog fondling and on-line garden pr0n browsing, I've noticed several folks list the Almapaprika pepper as a sweet pepper. Even Seed Savers, where I get my seeds lists it as sweet. If you let it ripen to its lovely juicy red state, though, it has nice a bite to it.

Does anyone else grow them? Is there a sweet variety that I'm not aware of, or am I the only person who lets them get ripe? It's a wonderful tasting pepper, and I suppose "sweet heat" could have been transmorphed into sweet, but honestly, if you ever bit into a ripe one, you wouldn't mistake it for sweet.

paprika · November 4, 2009

The Alma Paprika I grow is also the very hot,but tasty version of Alma Paprika aka Hot Apple. I think the others are a different version or the "Sweet Apple" version of this Hungarian pepper. It is a little confusing, yes?!? Mine are quite hot, even in the small, squat, white/yellow stage.

TimothyT

recruiterg · November 4, 2009

I grew Alma Paprika this year and the heat was barely discernable. I thought it would be hotter. I would call it sweet.

Blueaussi · November 4, 2009

Ok, this is getting interesting. recruiterg, can I ask where you got your seeds or plants? I'd love to be able to compare them.

paprika · November 4, 2009

Blueaussi,
For reference sake My "hot" Alma Paprika came from Peppergal and they also carry the "sweet" version as "Apple". Totally Tomatoe's Alma Paprika is also the "sweet" variety. Now, if I could just find some Alma in between the two, I'd be a happy pepper camper!

TimothyT.

Blueaussi · November 4, 2009

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Originally Posted by paprika

Blueaussi,
For reference sake My "hot" Alma Paprika came from Peppergal and they also carry the "sweet" version as "Apple". Totally Tomatoe's Alma Paprika is also the "sweet" variety. Now, if I could just find some Alma in between the two, I'd be a happy pepper camper!

TimothyT.

That's good to know, thanks! I've ordered from Peppergal before and been pleased with the product and service.

recruiterg · November 4, 2009

I got them in a trade from a tomatovillian named montanamato.

They were good, don't get me wrong, just not hot. I made some smoked paprika out of many of them and it was excellent.

Pat

Karamazovv · January 15, 2010

I grow Alma paprika in 2008 and 2009. My seeds come from Solana.
Just i can say, it's on the same plant, some fruits are sweet and some fruits are hot!..some are very hot.

(left plant)

DeanRIowa · January 15, 2010

I have grown Alma Paprika from SSE for the last two seasons and they tuned out sweet.

Dean

velikipop · January 15, 2010

Were the plants close to other peppers that might have been hot? Peppers are notorious for cross fertilization and it is not unusual to get hot peppers from those that are supposed to be sweet because of crossing.

neoguy · January 15, 2010

Quote:

Originally Posted by Karamazovv

I grow Alma paprika in 2008 and 2009. My seeds come from Solana.
Just i can say, it's on the same plant, some fruits are sweet and some fruits are hot!..some are very hot.

My experience has been the same. Seeds from SSE public catalog. Plants were not isolated, but my understanding is that if a cross occures we would not know until the following year.

velikipop · January 15, 2010

Quote:

Originally Posted by Karamazovv

I grow Alma paprika in 2008 and 2009. My seeds come from Solana.
Just i can say, it's on the same plant, some fruits are sweet and some fruits are hot!..some are very hot.

My experience has been the same. Seeds from SSE public catalog. Plants were not isolated, but my understanding is that if a cross occures we would not know until the following year.

You would not know what shape and colour the fruit would be until next year.

Blueaussi · January 17, 2010

Remember too that the growing environment can affect the heat of the pepper. Cool and wet decreases the heat, and picking before full ripeness in this variety.

paradicsomkiraly · January 19, 2010

Dear All,

The Almapaprika typical Hungarian hungaricum the variant of a kind
Hot Apple :lighthot (almapaprika )
Sweet Apple: sweet ( almapaprika )
Giant Apple: lighthot big which to improve was continued ( almapaprika )

Let us remove the first crops in order for the rest of the beautiful one to be big.Tolerates the dryness rather well, but than all Hungarian paprika feels in the much water and good land well ( sorry wrong basic english )

Scoville 2000-3000

Geza from Hungary

DeanRIowa · January 19, 2010

I think Geza has stated it correctly.

I had assumed the Alma Paprika and the Sweet Apple were probably the same as I have grown seeds for Alma Paprika from Seed Savers Exchange and it looked and tasted to me exactly the same as the Sweet Apple peppers. I also have grown the Hot Apple and they looked very similar and taste similar but with a little spice, but I did not realized those have been named Alma Paprika as well.

Hey I have learned my one new piece of knowledge for the day!

Dean

November 4, 2009	#1
Blueaussi Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: South Carolina Zone 8a Posts: 1,205	Almapaprika, sweet or hot? In catalog fondling and on-line garden pr0n browsing, I've noticed several folks list the Almapaprika pepper as a sweet pepper. Even Seed Savers, where I get my seeds lists it as sweet. If you let it ripen to its lovely juicy red state, though, it has nice a bite to it. Does anyone else grow them? Is there a sweet variety that I'm not aware of, or am I the only person who lets them get ripe? It's a wonderful tasting pepper, and I suppose "sweet heat" could have been transmorphed into sweet, but honestly, if you ever bit into a ripe one, you wouldn't mistake it for sweet.

January 15, 2010	#10
velikipop Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Langley, BC Posts: 768	Were the plants close to other peppers that might have been hot? Peppers are notorious for cross fertilization and it is not unusual to get hot peppers from those that are supposed to be sweet because of crossing. __________________ I'll plant and I'll harvest what the earth brings forth The hammer's on the table, the pitchfork's on the shelf Bob Dylan

January 19, 2010	#14
paradicsomkiraly Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Hungary Posts: 37	almapaprika Dear All, The Almapaprika typical Hungarian hungaricum the variant of a kind Hot Apple :lighthot (almapaprika ) Sweet Apple: sweet ( almapaprika ) Giant Apple: lighthot big which to improve was continued ( almapaprika ) Let us remove the first crops in order for the rest of the beautiful one to be big.Tolerates the dryness rather well, but than all Hungarian paprika feels in the much water and good land well ( sorry wrong basic english ) Scoville 2000-3000 Geza from Hungary

November 4, 2009	#2
paprika Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Winston-Salem, NC Posts: 55	The Alma Paprika I grow is also the very hot,but tasty version of Alma Paprika aka Hot Apple. I think the others are a different version or the "Sweet Apple" version of this Hungarian pepper. It is a little confusing, yes?!? Mine are quite hot, even in the small, squat, white/yellow stage. TimothyT

November 4, 2009	#3
recruiterg Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Edina, MN (Zone 4) Posts: 945	I grew Alma Paprika this year and the heat was barely discernable. I thought it would be hotter. I would call it sweet.

January 15, 2010	#8
Karamazovv Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: France Posts: 86	I grow Alma paprika in 2008 and 2009. My seeds come from Solana. Just i can say, it's on the same plant, some fruits are sweet and some fruits are hot!..some are very hot. (left plant)

January 15, 2010	#9
DeanRIowa Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: 5a - NE Iowa Posts: 416	I have grown Alma Paprika from SSE for the last two seasons and they tuned out sweet. Dean

January 17, 2010	#13
Blueaussi Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: South Carolina Zone 8a Posts: 1,205	Remember too that the growing environment can affect the heat of the pepper. Cool and wet decreases the heat, and picking before full ripeness in this variety.