Comments on: Pimientos de Padron http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2007/07/21/pimientos-de-padron/ Culinary Rants & Raves from Bay Area Foodies and Professionals Sun, 23 Nov 2008 21:00:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Anonymous http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2007/07/21/pimientos-de-padron/#comment-1830 Anonymous Sun, 05 Aug 2007 23:31:00 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2007/07/21/pimientos-de-padron/#comment-1830 I just bought a basket at Bi-Rite on 18th St! They're from Mariquita. There were about two baskets left after I bought mine. Catherine, you've made me really excited to fry them up tonight! I just bought a basket at Bi-Rite on 18th St! They’re from Mariquita. There were about two baskets left after I bought mine. Catherine, you’ve made me really excited to fry them up tonight!

]]> By: Catherine Nash http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2007/07/21/pimientos-de-padron/#comment-1805 Catherine Nash Sun, 22 Jul 2007 21:27:00 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2007/07/21/pimientos-de-padron/#comment-1805 Thanks for the tips on where else to buy these lovely peppers (and lucky you, Tana!). I don't know if I can make it to the carhop sale -- at Piccino, yes? -- but I could certainly make it over to the Quetzal Farm stand one of these days. I really like Quetzal a lot, they are really nice guys with some awesome peppers. Thanks for the tips on where else to buy these lovely peppers (and lucky you, Tana!). I don’t know if I can make it to the carhop sale — at Piccino, yes? — but I could certainly make it over to the Quetzal Farm stand one of these days. I really like Quetzal a lot, they are really nice guys with some awesome peppers.

]]> By: Marc http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2007/07/21/pimientos-de-padron/#comment-1804 Marc Sun, 22 Jul 2007 14:29:00 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2007/07/21/pimientos-de-padron/#comment-1804 I am pretty sure I saw pimientos de padron at the Quetzal Farms stand at the Saturday Berkeley farmers market, along with a collection interesting peppers. I am pretty sure I saw pimientos de padron at the Quetzal Farms stand at the Saturday Berkeley farmers market, along with a collection interesting peppers.

]]> By: shuna fish lydon http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2007/07/21/pimientos-de-padron/#comment-1803 shuna fish lydon Sun, 22 Jul 2007 07:46:00 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2007/07/21/pimientos-de-padron/#comment-1803 Although Mariquita is no longer at the FPFM, they have been growing and selling these incredible peppers for a coupla years now too. because neither Happy Quail nor Mariquita can keep up with the demand, though, it's hard to say if you're eating them at a restaurant, who exactly is growing them.<br/><br/>I love them so much myself that I have to go to the market with as little money as I can get away with. otherwise there goes the savings account! Although Mariquita is no longer at the FPFM, they have been growing and selling these incredible peppers for a coupla years now too. because neither Happy Quail nor Mariquita can keep up with the demand, though, it’s hard to say if you’re eating them at a restaurant, who exactly is growing them.

I love them so much myself that I have to go to the market with as little money as I can get away with. otherwise there goes the savings account!

]]> By: Tana http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2007/07/21/pimientos-de-padron/#comment-1802 Tana Sun, 22 Jul 2007 05:13:00 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2007/07/21/pimientos-de-padron/#comment-1802 Catherine, today I posted a photo of our padróns, which we picked from our garden and ate yesterday: our first pepper party of the season.<br/><br/>Logan ate them: three years old, and he ATE them. And loved them. Sad, because that's one more person to share our haul with. <br/><br/>I don't use that much olive oil: some people in the old country use none. But I spray them with my Misto and blowtorch the hell out of them. We prefer less oil and more pepper taste/texture.<br/><br/>I love watching them actually blister and wilt. And I love sprinkling the kosher flake salt on them, and licking my fingers. <br/><br/>The blowtorch is excellent, because it gets into the crevices.<br/><br/>Long live these esmereldas! Catherine, today I posted a photo of our padróns, which we picked from our garden and ate yesterday: our first pepper party of the season.

Logan ate them: three years old, and he ATE them. And loved them. Sad, because that’s one more person to share our haul with.

I don’t use that much olive oil: some people in the old country use none. But I spray them with my Misto and blowtorch the hell out of them. We prefer less oil and more pepper taste/texture.

I love watching them actually blister and wilt. And I love sprinkling the kosher flake salt on them, and licking my fingers.

The blowtorch is excellent, because it gets into the crevices.

Long live these esmereldas!

]]> By: Anonymous http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2007/07/21/pimientos-de-padron/#comment-1801 Anonymous Sun, 22 Jul 2007 02:06:00 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2007/07/21/pimientos-de-padron/#comment-1801 Mariquita Farms (mariquitafarms.com) also grows these peppers. They're doing a carhop sale in SF August 2nd. Mariquita Farms (mariquitafarms.com) also grows these peppers. They’re doing a carhop sale in SF August 2nd.

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