Category: Vegetables

Let chili peppers age on the vine The longer a hot pepper ages, the spicier they become. The amount of capsaicin in the fruit increases over time, so if you can wait until those green jalapeños turn red, then you’re in for a much spicier experience. How do you make peppers hotter when growing? To […]

“The capsaicin can stimulate nerves and draw water into the small bowel, causing it to distend and contract aggressively, which then causes diarrhea,” said Kumbhari. What are the side effects of eating a ghost pepper? Ghost peppers are considered the hottest chili peppers in the world with a measured ‘heat” of >1,000,000 Scoville heat units. […]

Product Description Available: Red/Orange/Yellow/Green. Block-shaped, with glossy, vividly coloured skin. Flesh has a firm, crisp texture with a high juice content, sweet to tangy in flavour. Are hot house red peppers spicy? While they can vary in flavor, bell peppers are not hot or spicy, like most other peppers. Color and flavor are determined by […]

Shishitos are small, mild peppers from Japan. Their flavor is sweet and slightly smokey, not spicy—but careful! One in ten shishito peppers will be hot. Why do people like shishito peppers? Although they are a sweet pepper, they can be mildly hot. And about 1 in 10 is crazy spicy which makes eating them a […]

Peperoncino (Italian: [peperonˈtʃiːno]; plural peperoncini [-ni]) is the generic Italian name for hot chili peppers, specifically some regional cultivars of the species Capsicum annuum and C. frutescens (chili pepper and Tabasco pepper, respectively). What is another name for Italian peppers? Known as golden Greek peppers, Tuscan peppers, or sweet Italian peppers, pepperoncini (also “peperoncini”) is […]

The Anaheim pepper is a mild, medium-sized chili pepper that grows to 6-10 inches in length. It is often used for cooking and recipes when green, though it can be used when red. The basic variety ripens to a dark green/reddish color, but other strains ripen to full red. What are Anaheim peppers good for? […]

3 to 4 inches long. Thai Dragon peppers grow to 3 to 4 inches long and start out green and mature to a bright red. They grow on a short, bushy plant, giving rise to clusters of upright peppers. They are often used indoors or along garden borders outdoors because of their decorative appeal. How […]

Leave those ribs and seeds alone! Shishitos can be eaten whole, so all you have to do is cut off the stem—unless you serve them as finger food, where the stem can act as a nifty handle. Each pepper contains a lot of seeds (more than you might expect), but they’re totally edible and don’t […]

Shishito peppers are also known as lion head peppers in Japan since the name itself comes from the Japanese word shishi meaning lion. In Korea, on the other hand, shishito is known as kkwari-gochu, which means groundcherry pepper, due to its wrinkly appearance. Are shishito and Padron peppers the same? Padróns have a smokey, earthy […]

Use long pepper as any other spice, especially black pepper. It can be stirred into soups, used to spike a southeast Asian noodle bowl or fried rice, put into savory pastries and more. Ground the long pepper first when using in dishes that require a smoother spice, or use whole in chunkier foods such as […]

Red Shishito chile peppers are popularly blistered in oil over an open fire, sprinkled with salt, and served whole as a finger-food appetizer or side dish. Why are my shishito peppers red? Shishito plants are prolific, producing an incredible volume of fruit per plant. The peppers are typically picked when they’re young and green, turning […]

Tien Tsin chile peppers are also known as Chinese Red Peppers or Tianjin peppers. These chiles are most popular when used in Asian cooking, especially in the Hunan or Szechwan styles. These upward pointing fruits start out green and mature to a bright red. These particular chile plants have relatively low yields. What pepper is […]

Poblano peppers (1000 to 2000 SHU) Portuguese long hot peppers (5000 to 30000 SHU) (some claim this is the same as an Italian long hot; they are probably different) What are long hot red peppers? An Asian type hot pepper grown in Holland with the perfect aesthetics. They’re similar to fresh cayenne peppers and can […]

Long sweets are much sweeter — they have higher Brix, or natural sugar content — than the average bell pepper. They have thick walls, very few seeds and a hollow interior. Like tomatoes, peppers originated in Central and South America. Are long sweet peppers the same as bell peppers? There is no botanical difference between […]

Italian Long Hots are typically around 6 to 8 inches long and have a gangly, thin body that curves and sways, taking up unique forms. They are green in their younger stages and ripen to a bright red shade as they mature and fully develop their flavor, with striations and mixed hues as they develop. […]

Shishito. Shishito Characteristics: Harvested while still green, these thin-walled peppers can be pan-seared and eaten on their own. They can also be added to pizza or to flavor dishes. The riper the shishito, the spicier the pepper. What kind of pepper is long and skinny? CayenneThis bright red pepper is usually consumed in its dried, […]

This bright red pepper is usually consumed in its dried, powdered form, known as cayenne pepper. When ripe and fresh, cayenne chiles are long, skinny, and very hot. What are the long red peppers called? 3. Anaheim Pepper. Characteristics: This long pepper is relatively mild and very versatile. When mature, the Anaheim turns deep red […]

Shishitos range from 100 to 1,000 Scoville heat unitsScoville heat unitsThe Scoville scale is a measurement of the pungency (spiciness or “heat”) of chili peppers, as recorded in Scoville Heat Units (SHU), based on the concentration of capsaicinoids, among which capsaicin is the predominant component.https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Scoville_scale What does a shishito pepper taste […]

The Kung Pao Pepper is a fairly recently introduced hybrid with excellent mildly hot flavor and is often used in Thai and other Southeast Asian cuisine. Fruits start out green and ripen to a bright red. This medium-hot Asian hybrid chile pepper can be used green or red, fresh or dried. What kind of chili […]