Chilli 'Sandia' de Hatch

Capsicum annuum

• Heirloom chillies from New Mexico, North America
• Subtly sweet, spicy, crisp, and smoky flavour
• 5000-20,000 on the Scoville rating 
• Delicious roasted, dried and crushed, or simply used fresh in salsas and salads

The flavour of ‘Sandia’ green chillies has been described as lightly pungent similar to an onion, or like garlic with a subtly sweet, spicy, crisp, and smoky taste. The ripened red retains the flavour but adds an earthiness and bite, while aging delivers more of a back-heat - 5000-20000 on scoville rating

‘Sandia’ chilies are delicious roasted, dried, and crushed into chilli powder, or used fresh in salsas and salads. They are also a common decorative chilli used in chilli ristras.

Our current stock seed comes from the Hatch valley were Hatch chillies are grown in vast acreage. The terroir (altitude, climate, soil) of the valley imbues the flavour. Having grown these now for many years, we find the flavour to be closely reminiscent. The most common uses are often served diced, or within sauces and is elemental to dishes such as enchiladas, burritos, burgers, french fries, or rice.

‘Sandia’ chillies are a New Mexican chilli developed by Dr Fabián García and students in 1894 crossing local landraces and form a group of chillies know as Nu-Mex. Although they have the parentage of the Anaheim, Sandia’s are hotter.

Certified Demeter Biodynamic and Certified Organic

SEED COUNT: 20, 100 seeds
Germination: Lot#17152 90%. MAR 2025