A few people have asked me about the “Biker Billy Jalapeno” peppers I mentioned in my Cult of Capsaicin story. They’re twice as large and twice as hot as ordinary jalapenos. You can buy the seeds from Burpee. Here’s the info.
We discovered Bill Hufnagle’s cooking show several years ago while flipping through the cable channels. Bill is a freewheeling food lover, pepper gardener, vegetarian and Harley rider, totally committed to getting people to play more with their food, cook healthier and ride safe. Hot peppers, Bill says, make for more fun and more flavors than any other vegetable. So take your taste buds on a culinary road trip with our hot Biker Billy pepper seed.This jalapeno is really packed with rich flavor. Billy likes ’em best when they are flaming red and at their sweetest. Fruits are very large, measuring 2″ at the shoulder and 3-1/2″ long. Upright plants up to 24″ tall. Burpee Exclusive. Grows best in full sun. Harvest 66 days after transplanting into the garden.
Reader comment:
Ethan says:
Burpee has a Flickr page of our Harley “pepper bike” which we custom created for Biker Billy. Flames shoot out of the tail pipes! The bike has a gold leaf hand-drawn logo inspired by an old 1892 Burpee catalog cover, and the paint changes color like a ripening pepper.
