Petenero
Species: Capsicum chinense | Origin: Guatemala | Pungency: Very Hot
Petenero, also known as 'Habanero Petenero', is a variety that was discovered in a small village in the remote Petén department of Northern Guatemala, a densely forested region that's home to Lake Petén Itzá and many ancient Maya sites, such as Tikal, Uaxactun, Aguateca, Seibal, Yaxha, Nakum, Topoxte, San Clemente and La Blanca. The plants grow to about four feet in height and produce good yields of lantern-shaped chillies which start dark green and ripen to pale orange. Petenero chillies have a strong fruity aroma and a tropical fruity flavour and work very well in salsas, sauces, stews, stir fries and Caribbean and Yucatecan cuisines.
The story behind this variety is that a Guatemalan man, by the name of Andres, made a trip to the remote Petén department and came across a lady selling chillies in a small village. She referred to the chillies as 'Petenero', and Andres purchased all 20 pounds of them for $8.00 so he could make a batch of hot sauce. Once back home, he sent seeds to a grower in the USA and another in Portugal, both of whom acted as distributors for other chilli-heads.
Page published on: 23rd October 2019
Petenero, also known as 'Habanero Petenero', is a variety that was discovered in a small village in the remote Petén department of Northern Guatemala, a densely forested region that's home to Lake Petén Itzá and many ancient Maya sites, such as Tikal, Uaxactun, Aguateca, Seibal, Yaxha, Nakum, Topoxte, San Clemente and La Blanca. The plants grow to about four feet in height and produce good yields of lantern-shaped chillies which start dark green and ripen to pale orange. Petenero chillies have a strong fruity aroma and a tropical fruity flavour and work very well in salsas, sauces, stews, stir fries and Caribbean and Yucatecan cuisines.
The story behind this variety is that a Guatemalan man, by the name of Andres, made a trip to the remote Petén department and came across a lady selling chillies in a small village. She referred to the chillies as 'Petenero', and Andres purchased all 20 pounds of them for $8.00 so he could make a batch of hot sauce. Once back home, he sent seeds to a grower in the USA and another in Portugal, both of whom acted as distributors for other chilli-heads.
Page published on: 23rd October 2019
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