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Korean chili pepper
Type of chili pepper / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Korean pepper.
Korean chili peppers or Korean hot peppers, also known as Korean red,[1] Korean dark green,[2] or Korean long green[3] peppers according to color (ripening stages), are medium-sized chili peppers of the species Capsicum annuum. The chili pepper is long, slender and mild in flavor and spice. Green (unripe) chili peppers measure around 1,500 Scoville heat units.[4]
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Korean chili pepper | |
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Species | Capsicum annuum |
Origin | Korea |
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Scoville scale | 1,500 SHU |
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