In article >,
sf > wrote:

> If he's Mexican, it might be a Mayan Black Chili Pepper - but you'd
> have to google an image to be sure.

Well, that looks promising. *Some* of the photos showed peppers very
similar to what I saw. I will check out local sources for Mayan Blacks
(the guy said his wife had gotten them in Sebastopol (CA) which is not
far from here.

Thanks.

Isaac