Goccia d'Oro Peppers

Goccia d'Oro Peppers

(Capsicum annuum)

If you've ever wondered why Italians dote on heirloom frying peppers and give expressions of polite pity to an American garden filled with big, blocky bell peppers here is a clue:

Goccia d'Oro (Drop of Gold)  is an open pollinated heirloom frying pepper that despite its size has delicate, thin walls that melt into a sweet mouthful.  Its skin is also thin so you needn't peel them.  Cut-and-fry or simply apply a light coating of oil and grill.  Italian frying peppers have a delicate taste that thick-walled American Bells lack.

Goccia d'Oro  is a very productive plant which yeilds early peppers best picked as they turn yellow.  In my garden they've required staking to prevent them from toppling over with an abundance of big peppers.  That's the sort of extra work that a gardener finds appealing.

These Goccia d'Oro were organically grown in my garden in the Valley of the Moon.

C Lindquist

Vegetables of Interest, 2008

Comments

[Square-Peg Karen]

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But, luckily, that's not the way it went. I'm so interested in ANY story that someone tells with devotion and passion. Add some interesting facts and I'm a fan. You've done all that here - facts, devotion, passionate about your subject.

Thanks for this. This is NOT information I'd pick up on my own - I'm not a gardener (though I am the gardener's helper) - but I'm intrigued. And I'm going to come back often.

Thanks for this!!

[Square-Peg Karen]

I LOVE your blog - if someone had just explained it to me (as opposed to me finding it today) I'd have said: "um, yeah, I'll look at that later. Thanks."

But, luckily, that's not the way it went. I'm so interested in ANY story that someone tells with devotion and passion. Add some interesting facts and I'm a fan. You've done all that here - facts, devotion, passionate about your subject.

Thanks for this. This is NOT information I'd pick up on my own - I'm not a gardener (though I am the gardener's helper) - but I'm intrigued. And I'm going to come back often.

Thanks for this!!