Capsicum Bacattum The Aji Fantasy is an aji variety that was developed over a 5 year period in Finland. It is a sweet pepper, emphasis on sweet, with a mild heat level. The peppers are highly flavorful and ideal for many dishes. The plants are quite productive. Mine exploded this year in the garden and...
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Aji Habanero Chili Peppers
SCOVILLE HEAT UNITS: 5,000-10,000 SHU Capsicum Baccatum The Aji Habanero has only a fraction of the heat of a regular habanero but is named for its similar appearance and smoky, fruity flavor. The crisp fruits can be harvested when green around 70 days or their mature yellowish-orange around 85 days. They grow to about 3...
Aji Sivri Chili Pepper
SCOVILLE HEAT UNITS: 5,000 - 30,000 SHU Capsicum Annuum The Aci Sivri pepper is a Turkish heirloom cayenne type chili pepper. It is a very prolific plant, bearing up to 50 pods or more. The peppers resemble long cayenne chili peppers that grow from 5-10 inches long and somewhat slender. The pods are somewhat wrinkly...
Aleppo Pepper: A Syrian Chili
The Aleppo pepper, also known as the Halaby pepper, is named after the Syrian city of Aleppo. It is commonly used as chili flakes in Mediterranean cuisine. Big flavor. SCOVILLE HEAT UNITS: About 10,000 SHU Capsicum Annuum About the Aleppo Pepper The Aleppo Pepper bears the name of its place of origin - Aleppo, Syria....
Cascabella Peppers: All About Them
Cascabella peppers are hot wax-type peppers about 2 inches in length with a canonical shape, fruity flavor, and heat similar to a jalapeno. Learn more about them. Scoville Heat Units: 1,500 - 6,000 SHU Capsicum Annuum What are Cascabella Peppers? Cascabella peppers are hot wax-type pods with a conical shape that taper to a point....
Cherry Peppers: All About Them
Cherry peppers are small, round chili peppers with vibrant red flesh and spicy heat on par with the jalapeno pepper. Learn all about them. 5,000 Scoville Heat Units (SHU) Capsicum Chinense Peppers are known to make any meal spicy, whether they’re large or tiny. Small peppers are found in almost every continent across the globe....
Chilhuacle Amarillo Chili Peppers
Heat Level: Mild-Medium Capsicum Annuum The Chilhuacle Amarillo is a Mexican chili pepper variety, part of a trio that also includes the Chilhuacle Negro (Brown) and the Chilhuacle Rojo (Red). Together they are an important part of Oaxacan cuisine, particularly mole sauces. The peppers start out green, then ripen to a rich yellow or orange-yellow color. This...
Chimayo Chili Peppers
SCOVILLE HEAT UNITS: 4,000-6,000 SHU The Chimayo is another New Mexico chile, but it is a unique one. It is not commercially mass produced, but is more commonly grown in individual homes and gardens, making them unpredictable and un-conforming, in a good way. The length can vary from 4-7 inches, even from the same plant,...
Chipotle Pepper: Smoked, Dried Jalapeno
A chipotle pepper is a smoked, dried jalapeno. As they turn red on the vine, they are plucked and smoked until dried, turning them into chipotle peppers. Learn all about them. SCOVILLE HEAT UNITS: 2,500 - 8,000 SHU What is a Chipotle Pepper? Chipotle Peppers are smoked, dried jalapeno peppers. Most jalapenos are sold green....
Cowhorn Chili Peppers: Good Heat, Big Pepper
SCOVILLE HEAT UNITS: 2,500-5,000 SHU Capsicum Annuum Cowhorn peppers are long, fairly thick-walled chili peppers that are shaped a bit like cow horns, hence the name. They are very large peppers in general, growing up to ten inches long, though the pods thin and curvy, very much like a large cayenne pepper. The peppers turn...
Fresno Pepper - Much Like a Jalapeno
The Fresno pepper looks and tastes much like a jalapeno, but slightly hotter. Fresno peppers mature from green to red as they grow, and increase in heat. Learn more from Chili Pepper Madness. Scoville Heat Units: 2,500-10,000 SHU Capsicum Annuum The Fresno pepper looks and tastes almost like the world's most popular chili pepper, the jalapeno,...
Hungarian Wax Peppers - All About Them
The Hungarian Wax Pepper is easily confused with the similar-looking banana pepper, but it is much hotter. It is also known as the Hungarian Hot Wax Pepper. Scoville Heat Units: 1,000-15,000 SHU Capsicum Annuum What is the Hungarian Wax Pepper? The Hungarian Wax Pepper, as its name suggests, originated in Hungary. Also known as the...
Jalapeno Peppers - All About Them
Scoville Heat Units: 2,500 - 8,000 SHU Origin: Mexico. What is a Jalapeño Pepper? A jalapeno pepper is a fruit of the Capsicum pod type. It is a medium sized hot pepper when compared to other chili peppers, measuring an average of 2-3.5 inches in length but growing up to 6 inches long or longer....
Jaloro Chili Peppers - All About Them
The Jaloro is a hybrid version of the jalapeno, created by the Texas Agriculture Extension Service in 1992. Learn more about it.
Morita Chili Peppers
Morita peppers are a type of chipotle pepper made from smoked, red-ripe jalapeno peppers. The main difference is that Moritas are smoked for less time, which leaves them softer and retains their slightly fruity flavor. They are very richly flavored. Learn more about them below. Scoville Heat Units: 2,500 - 8,000 SHU (or up to...
NuMex CaJohns Serrano - One HUGE Serrano
SCOVILLE HEAT UNITS: 5,000 SHU The NuMex CaJohns Serrano chili pepper is a large serrano pepper selectively bred by the Chile Pepper Institute in New Mexico, named after John Hard, creator of CaJohns Fiery Foods. A typical serrano pepper is smaller than a typical jalapeno pepper, similar in color. They generally grow between 1 – 4 inches...
Paprika Kalocsa
Capsicum annuum The Paprika Kalocsa is very close in appearance to the Szegedi 179 Paprika variety, but it is thicker, nearly 3/4 of an inch and can grow to over 6 inches in length. The heat level is considered medium compared to other chili peppers. They ripen from green to dark red and have a...
Piment de Bresse Pepper
The Piment de Bresse pepper is a rare heirloom named after the Bresse region in France, where it is grown and featured in many regional recipes. Capsicum Annuum The Piment de Bresse is a rare chili pepper grown in the Bresse region in France, where you will find it used in many recipes originating in...
Purple Jalapeno Peppers
The Purple Jalapeno is a smaller ornamental version of the typical jalapeno pepper, characterized by its purple color Learn more about it.
Puya Chili Peppers (Chile Puya)
The puya chile is a Mexican pepper similar to the popular guajillo pepper, but smaller and hotter known for its fruity flavor and aroma. Scoville Heat Units: 5,000-8,000 SHU Capsicum Anuum The puya chile is a Mexican pepper similar to the guajillo, but smaller and hotter. It is often used more for its fruity flavor,...
Sandia Chili Peppers
Scoville Heat Units: 5,000-7,000 SHU Another hybrid chili pepper from New Mexico, developed by the New Mexico State University, the Sandia grows to 6-7" and is similar to the Anaheim pepper. They start green and ripen to red, but are often used while green. Like so many other peppers from this region, the red ones...
Sucette de Provence Chili Pepper
Capsicum Annuum The Sucette de Provence is an heirloom chili pepper from Provence, France. The fruit can grow up to six inches long and a half inch in diameter. The peppers ripen from green to orange and finally a brilliant red. Heat levels are variable, ranging from the very mild with practically no detectable heat to...