Purple Peppers
By: Sheri Wetherell
Published: September 9, 2008

Well, I don't have a recipe for you today, but I couldn't resist sharing these beautiful purple peppers with you. I had never seen the likes of them before I spied them in my friend's garden. They're tiny, about the size of the tip of your thumb. They look benign, but one tiny bite and your face feels like it ceases to exist. But if used in small quantities they will flavor your dish wonderfully - just wear gloves. Trust me.

Comments:
Alisa
September 10, 2008

This is the first time I saw a purple pepper, did peter piper pick this one too? they look like little grapes :) great to use in salsa with that wonderful color
amyp

Hey - what species is that???
mamabyrd

I bought purple peppers at a famer's market in Nashville while on vacation.  I can't seem to find them in WA.  It tasted like a sweet bell pepper.  Is it really a bell pepper?
thelittle poopis

my friend ate one of these right off of the vine, and her lips were swelling immediately. Her mouth began burning, and caused her spit to turn pink. Before she took a bite out of the purple pepper, she was not aware that it was spicy, or even a food for that matter.