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Comment by morazow | Hacker News Reader

Hey,

Thanks for the recipe! I am also into fermented recipes.

Quick question, where do you buy Habanero Chilis in Germany? I somehow never saw them in supermarkets or "wochenmarkt"s.

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Habeneros aren't common there, but in general for cheap chilis, try the Turkish grocery stores (EuroGida or similar). Basically for any Mexican / Latin-American stuff, they're great for sourcing ingredients: chilis, dry beans, corn meal, flour tortillas (durum) and will be a lot cheaper than specialty shops. Chilis are also easy to grow (I'm growing 4 kinds on my balcony in Berlin), and one habanero plant goes a long way.

Not in DE myself but scotch bonnet chillies are more easily found in the UK due to the Carribbean/West African connection. You may have a better chance of finding them instead and I'm told they are quite similar.

I'm buying them regularly from the Asian shop in my town. They have fresh Habaneros, Jalapenos, and Thai peppers

I'm from Germany and while I grow some chilis, if I need more I order from Westlandpeppers.

I can second westlandpeppers.

Usually you can find them at super markets (Rewe, Edeka) sometimes Discounter have it as promotional item (Aldi). I recommend growing yourself just use seeds from the bought fruits. They are rather easy to grow. I can also send you seeds, if you like.

I am growing them myself! Last year I grew some Reapers and Scorpions for fun :-). I am from Austria though.

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