Anyway, waffling and whingeing over, on to today. I worked at The Other Job and as luck would have it, I was on the same block as the West End Farmer's Market. I picked up some Walla Walla Sweets from the Klipper's Organic Farm and as I was waiting in line to pay, I over heard the stand owner telling someone ahead of me about these peppers she was growing for the first time. Her description of the cooking method grabbed me and my appetite (a good sign) and I turned back to pick up four to try. Unfortunately, I didn't make note of the name.
The cooking method was so simple. Cook in olive oil over high heat until skin is blistered. Salt and serve. The flavour was clean, simple a sweet hotness. I wish I had bought more. I wish I knew what they were called! In the background, BC nugget potatoes with fresh mint and seared salmon. The salmon was rejected (by me); not sure if I am permanently off salmon, or if we have just eaten it one too many times recently. We also started the meal with a Caprese salad (not pictured) the Walla Walla Sweet I bought went into the salad.
ETA:
Sam is right, it is a padrone pepper.
6 comments:
It's because there were no fiddleheads with your Salmon!
I'm sorry to hear that you're not feeling well. We all have those times being off food, I think. Well, maybe not The Frog but MOST people.
Hard to tell what they are cooked but I wonder if they are
1)Anaheim peppers
2)Hungarian Hot Wax
3)Banana Peppers
4)Ahi Pepper
I am 99.9% sure it is a padron pepper.
Jeff, hah!
Nerissa, good guesses, but Sam, you nailed it on the head. I knew they started with a p, just couldn't remember the rest....
they are yummy - we put some on the BBQ yesterday. They became 'all the rage' last summer in the Bay area. I had never seen them before that.
those peppers look lovely! so, salmon takes a backseat for a while...im about that stage too for the moment. no worries although when i went off prawns it seems to have been permanent! eek! life without salmon though? its almost unimaginable lol
Post a Comment