jmcquown wrote:
>
> Nancy Young wrote:
> > Dan Abel wrote:

> >> I live in California, and the only Italian peppers I have seen are
> >> pickled. What are they like? Around here they sell various colors
> >> of bell, jalapeno, serrano, anaheim and habanero as fresh peppers.
> >
> > How interesting. Well, they have another name which I don't remember.
> > Around here you just call them Italian peppers. They are much paler
> > green than green bell peppers. They are much thinner, and longer.
> > I imagine they are equal on the scoville chart.
> >
> > They are most likely nothing like the pickled ones you know, which I
> > assume are cherry peppers, like that.
> >
> > nancy (if I find a picture, I will post it)
>
> http://www.foodsubs.com/Peppersw.html
>
> It's the longish light green one, second one down.

She's exactly right. They are labeled Italian peppers in the store,
here. I am sure they would be available just about everywhere, but
what do I know.

nancy