The aji amarillo is a spicy South American chili pepper with vibrant orange-yellow skin and fruity flavor. It is important in Peruvian cuisine. Learn more about it.
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Aji Chili Peppers
Aji peppers are known as the Peruvian hot pepper, where "aji" is the name in South America and the Caribbean for chili peppers. Learn more about Aji chili peppers from Chili Pepper Madness.
Aji Cito Chili Peppers
SCOVILLE HEAT UNITS: 80,000-100,000 SHU Capsicum Baccatum The Aji Cito chili pepper is possibly the hottest of the Capsicum Baccatum peppers at around 100,000 Scovilles. It originates in Peru and bears some physical resemblance to the Lemon Drop chili. The prolific plants are easy to grow and produce many fruits throughout the summer that grow...
Aji Cristal Peppers - Info, Seeds and More
Aji Cristal peppers are small, spicy chili peppers native to Curico, Chile, that ripen to a fiery orange-red color. They are widely used in local cuisine.
Aji Limo Chili Peppers
Aji Limo chili peppers are a type of chili pepper that is commonly used in Peruvian cuisine. Learn more about them from Chili Pepper Madness.
Aji Pineapple Chili Pepper
The Aji Pineapple pepper is a gorgeous yellow baccatum pepper with elongated fruits that average from 2-3 inches long. They begin green and ripen to the vibrant yellow. Learn more about the Aji Pineapple chili pepper from Chili Pepper Madness.
Aji Sivri Chili Pepper
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 and twist as they grow.
Barker's Hot Chili Peppers
The Barker’s Hot chili pepper is an extra-hot chile, the hottest of the Anaheim/ New Mexico variety, and it has great flavor.
Bird's Eye Chili Peppers: All About Them
The bird's eye pepper is a small round pepper originating in Thailand and surrounding countries, though they are now popular all around the world.
Bishop's Crown Peppers: All About Them
The bishop's crown pepper is a spicy little chili pepper distinctively shaped like a bishop's crown, hence the name. It brings respectable heat and is great for cooking.
Bolivian Rainbow Chili Peppers
Grown for centuries in Bolivia (Central South America), the Bolivian Rainbow chile is a stunningly beautiful plant.
Calabrian Chili: Spicy Italian Peppers
The Calabrian chili is a versatile Italian pepper with a rich red color, fruity flavor and a nice level of heat for spicy food lovers. Learn more about them from Chili Pepper Madness.
Cayenne Peppers - All About Them
The cayenne pepper is a thin chili pepper, green to red in color, about 2 to 5 inches long. The "cayenne pepper" spice you find mostly in pizza restaurants is the dried, ground version of this pepper. Learn more about them here.
Cayenne Golden Chili Peppers
The very attractive Golden Cayenne matures from green to a beautiful golden yellow with smoother skin and fewer wrinkles than the traditional red cayenne pepper.
Charleston Hot Chili Peppers
Although Charleston Hot Chili Peppers were not bred for their heat, they are much hotter than regular cayenne peppers, which average about 30,000 Scovilles.
Chile de Arbol Peppers
Chile de Árbol peppers are small and thin Mexican peppers 2-3 inches long and less than a ½ inch wide. The name means “tree chili” in Spanish, which refers to the woody stem of the pepper. Learn more about them from Chili Pepper Madness.
Pequin Peppers - All About Them
Pequin peppers are very small chili peppers that pack a punch of heat. The pods ripen to a vibrant red, and offer a spicy, nutty, smoky flavor.
Chiltepin Peppers - Wild, Tiny U.S. Native Hot Peppers
The chiltepin pepper is a tiny, round or oval shaped chili pepper grown wild throughout much of the U.S. and Mexico. It is quite spicy, measuring up to 100,000 Scoville Heat Units. Learn More.
Dagger Pod Chili Peppers - Cayenne Type
The "Dagger Pod" is a hot cayenne chili pepper that grows to 4-5 inches long by 1/2 to 3/4 inches wide. It is a long, thin, and pointy, somewhat resembling a dagger - pendant shaped.
Diablo Grande Chili Peppers
The Diablo Grande comes from the same group that includes jalapenos, poblanos, cayenne, and Serrano peppers. The fruits of this chile start out yellow-green and ripen to red, with a narrow crescent-shape and somewhat thick flesh.
Dundicut Chili Peppers
Dundicut Chili Peppers are small, round chili peppers from Pakistan grow to about ½ inch to 1 inch in diameter, and are dark red in color.
Fish Peppers
Fish peppers are somewhat rare chili peppers of medium heat with fruity, tangy flavor once popular in the American Atlantic region, though they are making a comeback. Learn more about them.
Guntur Sannam Chili Peppers
The Guntur Sannam chili is grown in and around Guntur and Warangal in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. It is an extremely important cash crop in that area, and the livelihoods of thousands depend on a successful harvest.
Hidalgo Chili Peppers
The Hidalgo is an heirloom pepper, similar in shape and hotness to the Serrano, originally from Mexico and Central America.
Japones Pepper (Chile Japones)
The Chile Japones, aka Japones pepper or "Japanese pepper", is a popular ingredient in Asian, Latin and Caribbean cuisine prized for it's wonderful heat.
Jwala Finger Hot Chili Peppers
Jwala Finger peppers are a small, finger-shaped chili pepper commonly used in Indian cuisine. Learn more about the Jwala from Chili Pepper Madness.
Lemon Drop Pepper: All About It
The Lemon Drop pepper is a type of chili pepper known for its bright yellow color and lemon-like flavor. Learn more about it from Chili Pepper Madness.
Malagueta Chili Peppers
The Malagueta chili pepper is similar in appearance to the Bird’s Eye chili or the Thai chili because of its bright red color and short, tapered body.
Manzano Peppers: All About Them
The manzano pepper is an apple-shaped hot chili with a distinctively fruity, citrusy flavor, the perfect chili for making hot sauces and salsa. It originates from Mexican and South America. Learn more about it. Scoville Heat Units: 10,000 - 30,000 SHUCapsicum Pubescens The name "Manzano" actually comes from the Spanish word “manzana”. Manzano means “apple”,...
Moshi Chili Pepper
The Moshi Chili Pepper originates from Tanzania, Africa. It is named for the village of Moshi, located at the base of Mount Kiliminjaro. It is a very rare but productive hot pepper variety, yielding many peppers.
New Mex XX Hot Chili Peppers
Another of the many New Mexico varieties, the New Mex XX Hot is just that- very hot. The chiles are slim with thin walls and smooth skin, and grow to 3-5 inches.
Orange Thai Pepper: All About Them
The Orange Thai pepper is one of many different varieties of Thai pepper, similar in heat to typical red Thai peppers, though unique for its vibrant orange color.
Peter Peppers: The Oddly Shaped Chili Pepper
The peter peppers are heirloom chili peppers known for their unusual phallic shape. Despite its giggle-worthy appearance, it is a fairly hot pepper, reaching up to 30,000 Scoville Heat Units.
Red Amazon Chili Peppers
The Red Amazon is actually dried Tabasco chile, but since it is so commonly known in this form, we included it separately here. The Tabasco chile pepper is one of the most common chiles in America, and it is often used in hot sauce.
Rocoto Peppers: All About Them
The rocoto pepper is an apple or pear shaped pepper similar in appearance to a small bell pepper, but this pepper packs a nice level of heat and great flavor. Learn more about it.
Santaka Chili Peppers
From Japan, the Santaka chili pepper is a hot and flavorful Asian variety, perfect for Asian cooking, especially stir-fries.
Serrano Peppers
Scoville Heat Units: 10,000 - 23,000 SHU The serrano chili pepper is a quite a bit like the well known jalapeño pepper, similar in color, but smaller, about 1 to 4 inches long on average and 1/2 inch wide. They generally grow between 1 - 4 inches long and about 1/2 inch wide though they have...
Shipkas Chili Peppers
Also known as the “Bulgarian Carrot Pepper,” this interesting little chili pepper looks remarkably like a carrot, with its bright orange color and long, narrow body.
Sport Peppers: All About Them
Sport Peppers are hot chili peppers common across the Southern US and are a key element of the famous Chicago style hot dog. They are usually pickled and big on flavor. Learn all about them here.
Super Chili Chili Peppers
Scoville Heat Units: 40,000-50,000 SHU These small peppers grow upright in clusters and mature from light green to red, often with shades of orange in between. They do best in a hot, humid climate. They grow to 1 ½”-2” in length and ½”- 1” in width and have a cone shape. They are decorative and...
Tabasco Peppers: All About Them
The tabasco pepper is a chili pepper originating from Mexico, best known for being used to make the famous Tabasco sauce. The peppers are vibrant red and offer a nice level of heat. Learn more about them.
Thai Pepper: Many Types and Heat Levels
Thai peppers are spicy chili peppers with a wide range of heat. There is no single type of Thai pepper, with at least 79 separate varieties. Learn more.
Tien Tsin Chili Peppers
The Tien Tsin is named after the province in China where its harvest originally took place. This pepper has traditionally accompanied fare in its native Asia.
Yatsafusa Chili Peppers
Also known as Japanese chile. Originating in Japan, these chiles come from small plants (the name refers to a dwarf tree) and grow upward in clusters around yellow flowers.