Lombok (Chile Lombak)

• • Grown, sold, and described by Bunny Hop Seeds
  • Time to maturity: midseason
  • Heat: hot with sweet flesh
  • Approx. number of seeds per pack: 15+
  • Capsicum annuum
  • Bagged Bloom Seeds

“Lombok” is said to be a landrace hot pepper collected in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. I really enjoy chiles such as this one, where you can use the end 1/3 of the fruit with little to no heat but definite sweetness, then add the thicker placenta ribs and seeds closer to the stem end for excellent heat and spice. This is a landrace pepper with possible small variations from one source to another, but in general it is a slender, shiny chile that is used to make Sambal paste.