These little beauties are Hawaiian chili peppers. Our friend Venus brought us some homemade pickled onions one day. They were crunchy and spicy and we gobbled them up. I was determined to make a batch of these tasty pickled onions so I went searching for the peppers and finally found them at a small family run grocery store in Kahului. Many people in Hawaii grow these peppers in their gardens and they are so attractive don’t you agree? Thanks to Venus who later brought us our own Hawaiian chili pepper plant, we now have our own supply whenever we feel like making those delicious pickled onions.
Pickled Maui onions with Hawaiian chili peppers.
We also have jalapeño peppers in the garden which we use to make jalapeño nacho rings and jalapeño/tomatillo hot sauce.
Roasted jalapeño/tomatillo hot sauce.
Some fantastic colours!
Aloha! Yes these colorful Hawaiian chili peppers are fiery and add a splash of color to the garden.