Chilli ‘Ethiopian Brown’ – Irish Seed

A variety native to Ethiopia and Eritrea. A descendant from chillies that were first brought to east Africa from South America by Portuguese explorers during the 15th century. Plants get to about 1m in height and produce a good amount of 10-15cm fruits. The chillies are medium hot and their relatively large size make them much easier to process than smaller chillies. They ripen from dark green to a chocolatey brown colour and become folded and wrinkled.

It is also known as the ‘Berbere’ pepper as it is commonly used to prepare the east African spice blend of that name. Very versatile chili which can be used for making sauces, cooking fresh, smoking, drying and making a powder from.

Take care when sowing as the capsaicinoid chemicals which give chillies their heat is abundant on the seeds.

Average 15 seeds per packet.