I have been looking foreword to these first few shishito peppers for quite a while and they were a welcome addition. More to come, I hope. The first time I ever had them was at Ippudo Ramen on 4th Ave in Manhattan. They were blistered on the flat top and served with yuzu salt. I just loved them and spent quite a bit of time trying to track them down with little luck. Now I order seeds from Kitazawa Seed Co. every year and plant them inside on income tax day and outside in June.
HC