Tasting Four Peppers - Oda, Albino Bullnose, Blot, and Cubanelle

[@yert6516]

Your videos always brighten my day. They're relaxing, and offer a good temporary escape from things. Excited to see how your channel grows in the future!

[@MidwestGardener]

Thank you very much for that! I'm glad to hear it. I'm hoping my channel keeps growing, but it has slowed some in the last couple of months....not sure why. I'll keep plugging along though. Thanks a bunch for watching!

[@UT33200]

Really great look at those. That Blot has us triggered over here and after this is even higher on the list of growing soon. The walls on it were super thick and the colors are super interesting. I wonder if you took all 4, cut the tops off, put them inside each other like Russian Stacking Dolls and then ate them as one pepper? You would have the 'Cubanino Bloda' or the 'Cubanoda Blotnose'. LOL Always a sucker for the testing videos over here. Thanks for the share!

[@MidwestGardener]

Lol, I'm liking those Cubanoda Blotnose names 😂 After I harvested the two large peppers on the blot, it is setting fruit again.

[@rosea830]

Thank you for the taste test. Hope you do another taste test when they're ripe.

[@MidwestGardener]

I hope so too. I think that would be a good comparison.

[@johntheawsomeful]

I am also a huge blot fan. I like eating the albinos when they're early and small

[@MidwestGardener]

Thanks for the tip on the small ones.

[@BobMelsimpleliving.]

Nice looking peppers Jim. We just picked the first two bed bell peppers yesterday. Have a great weekend. 🎆🎇🧨 Best wishes Bob.

[@MidwestGardener]

Thanks Bob! I bet the flowers are looking good down your way by now. Glad to hear you have peppers already. You guys have a really nice place!

[@BobMelsimpleliving.]

Thank you Jim. We aren't doing as well (with the gardening) this year with all the rain.

[@MidwestGardener]

You're welcome! There's a lot of summer left. I hope the weather treats you better the rest of the way.

[@Rick-the-Swift]

I'll take your word for it. I love grilling stuffed peppers and those Blots look like a perfect candidate for the job. Not my first year growing, but it's my first year harvesting and so far the Cubanelles take the cake as I've already got nearly a dozen nice sized ones off of a 2 foot plant, planted late even. My plan is to harvest them all as early as possible (next few days) and then hope for a second wave of flowers for the final haul. Hadn't heard of the Blot before until this video, so thanks so much for sharing it. Curious what the over all harvest comparison was, as well as the taste of later seasoned, riper peppers, compared to the Cubanelles 🤔 Many blessings, and thanks again for the helpful review- it was a well done demonstration, and I liked that you kept it simple focusing on the peppers and the sound of their crunch- mouthwatering! 🥲

[@MidwestGardener]

Thanks! It's been a couple of years, so it's a little hard to remember all the details since I grow so many different peppers. I don't fully recall what the ripe Cubanelle peppers taste like. The ripe blots get a little sweeter, but not a whole lot of flavor. I never let them get what I would call fully ripe. As I recall, I think the Cubanelle produced more peppers.

[@Rick-the-Swift]

@@MidwestGardener Nice! My theory is once you get some char on the skin, some saute'ed dices and spices, along with some savory meat in the center, and topped with melty gooey cheese, they all taste fantastic! Good to know the Cubanelles gave abundance to you as well. I'm going to try to over winter mine in a pot and hope for a jumbo harvest next year. Thanks again, and look forward to more of your videos! 😎🙏

[@MidwestGardener]

@@Rick-the-Swift I think that is a reasonable theory. Good luck!

[@RiazUddin-sk3uw]

An early taste test video! I’m smelling good stuffs on the way 🍻 Thanks and cheers.

[@MidwestGardener]

Indeed! Thanks for watching!

[@karunald]

Blot is on my list for next year. Happy to hear you like it. Will be looking around again at your other vids to get an idea how tall this plant gets.

[@MidwestGardener]

This is the first time I've grown it, so I'm not sure what to expect in our garden. I've seen a couple of sites that list it as tall, and some others that don't. We will see how it does here I guess.

[@karunald]

@@MidwestGardener Yea - I've had poblanos get 5 feet for me, yet some places state they are 2-2.5' tall plants. :)

[@MidwestGardener]

@@karunald Exactly. You never know for sure till you grow some yourself. Brazilian Starfish grows really tall here too. We had one of those get as tall as our privacy fence.

[@davidpruitt3982]

Great taste test. I will have to give the blot pepper a shot next year. I will be looking forward to your tomatoe taste test video. 👍🏻

[@MidwestGardener]

Thanks David! The next couple of months will be fun for us I think. Have a great 4th!

[@shirleyk623]

Those peppers look delicious. I could hear the crunchy, crisp texture when you were tasting them. I'm glad that you tried them before they were ripe. They will probably be even better then. My peppers are doing well, considering all the rain we've had lately. I think I'm going to be teaching someone how to can soon. That's how well my banana peppers are doing. How do you preserve your extra peppers? Have you ever dehydrated the hot peppers? Take care 🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋

[@MidwestGardener]

Yep, these were very crisp and crunchy. We usually freeze a lot of peppers. We dehydrate some too.

[@shirleyk623]

@@MidwestGardener when you dehydrate hot peppers does the spicy make the air in the house spicy too? Just wondering. I have a bunch of peppers to dehydrate.

[@MidwestGardener]

@@shirleyk623 Yes, we noticed that some of the hot ones make you not want to be in the same room with them.

[@stephenrowe1415]

Looking good Mr.

[@MidwestGardener]

Thanks Stephen! I'm hoping there will be much better harvests and taste tests to come.

[@stephenrowe1415]

@@MidwestGardener it's nice to see how other folks are faring & hopefully doing well. I've just been looking at the full list from the DTP from 2011 onwards, but I also may give a few Vipers a whirl next season. All the best.

[@MidwestGardener]

@@stephenrowe1415 Thanks! Whatever you try, I hope they do great for you!

[@therealbdbeatz]

Very nice pepper review thanks for sharing. Also that should be interesting to see them at the final ripening stage to later compare taste and appearance. I Remember last seasons video with the nice Oda peppers and you mentioned one might of crossed with a slight noticeable heat. 😎👍

[@MidwestGardener]

Thanks! I have some Oda crosses that are in their F4 generation now. I haven't tasted them yet this year, but it won't be long till I give them a try. I'm hoping I can stabilize one with nice purple color and mild heat....we will see.

[@CBsGreenhouseandGarden]

Those sure looked good. Thanks for the taste test and results. Have a Happy safe 4th weekend!

[@MidwestGardener]

Thanks CB! You guys have a safe weekend too!

[@greenthumbelina7331]

Jim, I think you've almost persuaded me to grow the Blot peppers next year. I'll be interested to know what you think after tasting a ripe one. I hope you and Mrs. Midwest Gardener have a wonderful Independence Day weekend! ~Margie

[@MidwestGardener]

Thanks a bunch, Margie! I picked both of the peppers on the blot in hopes that it would start setting more peppers. You have a wonderful Independence Day weekend too!

[@greenthumbelina7331]

@@MidwestGardener Thank you.

[@ngjingheng2161]

Hello!

[@MidwestGardener]

Hello!

[@amyk6028]

Those peppers have some serious *CRUNCH* 😂

[@MidwestGardener]

Yes they did 😁

[@blasermann1994]

Nice. I'm harvesting my superhots already including dragon's breath. I'm afraid of that one though 😕😅😬

[@MidwestGardener]

That's great that you are already harvesting some. Lol, yep, with a name like that, I would be a little cautious with that first one.

[@botanicaltreasures2408]

Lovely peppers. I'd mince them in vinegar and eat them with a hotdog.

[@MidwestGardener]

That sounds pretty good. I might have to give that a try.

[@botanicaltreasures2408]

@@MidwestGardener I think it would be good whether you used apple, red wine vinegar, or malt vinegar.

[@MidwestGardener]

@@botanicaltreasures2408 Probably so.

[@botanicaltreasures2408]

@@MidwestGardener :)

[@MightyNoir]

Are their videos of the plats?

[@MidwestGardener]

If you meant plants, I show them just about every Saturday. The most recent one was this one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z5yYqWp8gMp0bKs

[@MightyNoir]

@@MidwestGardener yes I meant plants and thanks

[@MidwestGardener]

@@MightyNoir You're welcome!