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Piri piri
Cultivar of Capsicum frutescens / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Piri-piri" redirects here. For the Bishop's crown pepper, see Capsicum baccatum. For the Piri-piri burr, see Acaena novae-zelandiae. For the Band Pili Pili, see Jasper van 't Hof. For other uses, see Piripiri.
Piri piri (/ˌpɪri ˈpɪri/ PIRR-ee-PIRR-ee), often hyphenated or as one word, and with variant spellings peri-peri (/ˌpɛriˈpɛriː/) or pili pili,[1] is a cultivar of Capsicum frutescens from the malagueta pepper. It was originally produced by Portuguese explorers in Portugal's former Southern African territories[2][3] and then spread to other Portuguese domains.
Quick Facts Peri-Peri, Genus ...
Peri-Peri | |
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![]() Peri-peri peppers (ripe red and unripe green) | |
Genus | Capsicum |
Species | Capsicum frutescens |
Cultivar | Pili pili |
Origin | Portuguese Empire |
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Scoville scale | 50,000–175,000 SHU |
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