Jack Schmidling wrote:
> What has happened to jalapeno peppers?
>
> The ones in the supermarket more often than not taste like bell peppers.
> I have noticed this over the past few years and it seems to be getting
> worse with time. We used to get a dudd now and then but now we rarely
> find a hot one.
>
> The solution of course, is to grow them ourselves. Well guess what?
>
> The ones from the garden shops have the same problem so we started
> growing our own from seed. Well, guess what again?
>
> This year's jalapenos grown from seeds advertised as hot are perfectly
> sweet. We sampled three different plants from different areas of the
> garden and they are all the same.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> js
>
I've said over the past few years that the jalapeņos taste like
concentrated Bell peppers.
My friend agrees
I like them for substituting green peppers for taste, a little goes a
long way in cooking but
it's missing something. The jalapeņo taste.
I believe it is a conspiracy.