{"product_id":"siling-labuyo-pepper","title":"Siling Labuyo Pepper","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis small, spicy, bright red pepper, that is also eaten semi-ripe or green, is often used to make \u003cem\u003esawsawan\u003c\/em\u003e—dipping sauces made with different combinations of vinegar, herbs, peppers, onion, garlic, and other spices. The leaves of the siling labuyo plant are also used in various Filipino dishes, including the soup dish chicken tinola. Siling labuyo is becoming increasingly difficult to find in the Philippines, as imported crops continue to dominate the culinary landscape. In 2014, it was added to the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.fondazioneslowfood.com\/en\/ark-of-taste-slow-food\/siling-labuyo-2\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSlow Food Foundation's Ark of Taste\u003c\/a\u003e, a global catalog of at-risk and endangered heritage foods of importance to their communities. Siling labuyo is used as a medicinal plant in some Filipino healing traditions, treating conditions such as arthritis and toothache. While \u003cem\u003esiling labuyo\u003c\/em\u003e (translated to \"wild pepper\") is the Tagalog name of the plant, it has many other names in indigenous Filipino languages, including \u003cem\u003esiling kolikot\u003c\/em\u003e in the Visayan language, \u003cem\u003erimorimo\u003c\/em\u003e in Bicolano, and \u003cem\u003epaktin\u003c\/em\u003e in Ifugao.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese siling labuyo seeds come from seed keeper and artist Nicky Uy, whose mother has been cultivating them in the Philippines. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/ClwcLpJpKE3\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNicky and her partner Omar Buenaventura have been growing the plant in Philadelphia for several years\u003c\/a\u003e, often sharing seeds and peppers with their communities. In 2022, Nicky and Omar gave seeds to Bitter Kalli of Star Apple Farm, who grew and harvested them for Truelove. Nicky says:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e\"Siling Labuyo and its fruit have made us feel connected to so many. To my mom who thought to save it for me. To others in diaspora and in the motherland who respond lovingly whenever we post about siling labuyo. I can post a small dish of suka (vinegar) with chopped up chilis and know that someone out there can look at the picture and connect with it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003eTo me, it tastes like the sweet sourness of coconut vinegar that's had fresh garlic and sili marinating in it, with the bracing hotness of pepper that hits the nose first with its breath. Siling labuyo is what I associate 'anghang' (hot spiciness) with.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDays to maturity:\u003c\/strong\u003e 60\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeeds per pack:\u003c\/strong\u003e 30\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGermination rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 92% on 01\/29\/2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePlanting \/ harvesting notes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStart seeds indoors 8-10 weeks before the last frost and transplant into the garden well after the danger of frost. Keep seedlings moist but do not overwater. Transplants should be initially watered in well, and plants will be most productive with regular irrigation and full sun.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSeed keeping notes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePeppers are generally self-pollinating, though we isolate different varieties of the same species by at least 50 feet, in hopes that flying insects will not cross pollinate them unexpectedly. There are several important species of peppers, so check your scientific names! Pepper seeds are ripe when the fruits have turned their final fiery color - in this case, red. Cut the fruit (consider wearing gloves), scrape out seeds, and lay them out to dry on a labeled screen or paper product in a ventilated place away from direct sunlight for a week or two. Drying the peppers before seed extraction can slightly lower your germination rates, but works fine for home seed saving as long as the peppers do not rot.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Star Apple Farm","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44129342095598,"sku":"CAP-036","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2406\/3467\/products\/SilingLabuyoPepper_1_edsmsq.jpg?v=1681743540","url":"https:\/\/trueloveseeds.sbs\/products\/siling-labuyo-pepper","provider":"Truelove Seeds","version":"1.0","type":"link"}