On a road trip to Eastern Washington this past weekend, my wife and I stopped at a farmers market in a town called Twisp. The only hot chilis available for purchase were habaneros, and the price was a quarter each. On Sunday, we stopped at a farmers market in Lakeforest Park (a bit North of Seattle), and was pleasantly surprised to find Bhut Jolokia peppers. These pods looked wonderful, and they were asking $1.00 per Bhut. I don't know a lot about what prices should be for these peppers. What do you guys think?
Ghosts and Habs
- Thread starter Davez Foodz
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I don't know......sounds a bit steep to me.
Buy $5.00 worth and use the seeds to grow your own(assuming they actually are Bhuts).
Buying some pods for seeds is a great idea, I also then have the peppers to make a really HOT sauce 
Hey Dave. Did you buy any of the bhuts?
No, I didn't buy any pods, and I'm kicking myself. If I can swing it, I'll see if some Bhut's are available next Sunday. I have a simple Bhut Jolokia sauce idea I want to try out.
They sell fres Bhuts at a nearby store. I have bought them and they are about $9.00 for a pack of ten peppers. They also sell dried ones as well which are about $5.00 for .25 ounces.
AlabamaJack
Extreme Member
The single pepper prices seem reasonable to me, especially when someone just wants to "try" one...when you go back, please ask about a cost per pound of the Bhuts...I am guessing $20-$30...bhuts I am growing normally weigh about 6-7 gms each from my experience so you are talking 60-70 pods per pound...
Heading to the Lake Forest Park farmers market today to get some Bhuts. I will post the results of my adventure.
I will post the results of my adventure.SCORE! 
I picked up 11 Bhuts Jolokia pods and a little over a half pound of red Habs at the farmers market! 
The Bhut Jolokias
The red Habaneros
Now, to come up with some killer sauce
I picked up 11 Bhuts Jolokia pods and a little over a half pound of red Habs at the farmers market! The Bhut Jolokias
The red Habaneros
Now, to come up with some killer sauce
The prices on the Habs seem a little high. I buy them from my local grocery store, which sells them for $3.99 per lb. That means they cost around 4-7 cents each, depending on the size.
The price on the Ghost Peppers seems fair to me. I would pay that much if they were available locally.
The price on the Ghost Peppers seems fair to me. I would pay that much if they were available locally.
SCORE!
Those bhuts look really smooth, is it just the picture or are they not all that bumpy? Wonder if it's some kind of cross.
These are actually smooth. Are there ghost pepper variations that are smooth?
Looking at the map, I can see how close we were - practically in your back yard!
salsalady
Business Member
Literally !!! in our backyard!
and to think, Maligator made a 1-day, left at 5am over the south pass, pick up peppers, back across the North Cross before noon!
Other than the lack of hot peppers, what did you both think of the Twisp farmers market?
Edit- feel free to PM your feelings about the FM if you do not feel comfortable posting comments. No worries~
and to think, Maligator made a 1-day, left at 5am over the south pass, pick up peppers, back across the North Cross before noon!
Other than the lack of hot peppers, what did you both think of the Twisp farmers market?
Edit- feel free to PM your feelings about the FM if you do not feel comfortable posting comments. No worries~
Maligator's pepper road trip is very impressive. My wife and I have been getting our peppers in the Yakima area. We leave around 5 or 6 am, and return early afternoon - but we take I90 and return back via I90, so I am extremely impressed with Maligator's pepper adventure.
My wife and I liked the Twisp farmers market. We had no problem finding parking across the street. Flow-wise, the market layout was interesting - basically a large "L" which results in people seeing any given exhibitor a couple times. There was a lot of variety of things to purchase which makes browsing interesting. Also, we enjoyed the live music - haven't seen that in any other farmers market we've been to in the Seattle area. Size of the market was on the medium+ range - bigger than most we've been to, but not the largest. If I recall correctly, only the Yakima farmers market is bigger, or it seems that way. Overall, we liked the Twisp farmers market, and would go again. The only thing I can suggest is to have the market open longer - I think it closes at noon or 1 pm.
My wife and I liked the Twisp farmers market. We had no problem finding parking across the street. Flow-wise, the market layout was interesting - basically a large "L" which results in people seeing any given exhibitor a couple times. There was a lot of variety of things to purchase which makes browsing interesting. Also, we enjoyed the live music - haven't seen that in any other farmers market we've been to in the Seattle area. Size of the market was on the medium+ range - bigger than most we've been to, but not the largest. If I recall correctly, only the Yakima farmers market is bigger, or it seems that way. Overall, we liked the Twisp farmers market, and would go again. The only thing I can suggest is to have the market open longer - I think it closes at noon or 1 pm.
