Fish pepper
Cultivar of Capsicum annuum / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The fish pepper is a small Chili pepper cultivar of the species Capsicum annuum. It is an heirloom variety developed and preserved by African American communities in the Chesapeake. The plant has variegated foliage and its peppers ripen from white with green streaks to a dark red color. The fish pepper has a wide range of pungency, with Scoville scores from 5,000 to 30,000 units.[1] The pepper was thought to be extinct for the better part of the 20th century until the rediscovery of fifty year-old seeds in an African American family's freezer.[2]
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Fish pepper | |
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Species | Capsicum annuum |
Origin | Caribbean |
Heat | Hot |
Scoville scale | 5,000–30,000 SHU |
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