![cover image](https://wikiwandv2-19431.kxcdn.com/_next/image?url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Datil.jpg/640px-Datil.jpg&w=640&q=50)
Datil pepper
Variety of chili pepper / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Datil pepper?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
The datil is a very hot pepper, a variety of the species Capsicum chinense (syn. Capsicum sinense).
This article needs additional citations for verification. (March 2016) |
Sweet Datil Pepper Hybrid | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Species | Capsicum chinense |
Heat | ![]() |
Scoville scale | 100,000–300,000 SHU |
Datil peppers are cultivated throughout the United States and elsewhere, but the majority are produced in St. Augustine, Florida.[1] Many myths attempt to explain the origin of the Datil Pepper: some suggest the peppers were brought to St. Augustine by indentured workers from Menorca in the late 18th century, others posit that they were brought from Cuba around 1880 by a jelly maker named S. B. Valls.[2]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Datil_%282022_11_21_15_23_44_UTC%29.jpg/640px-Datil_%282022_11_21_15_23_44_UTC%29.jpg)
The datil pepper is a green to yellowish-golden aromatic hot pepper belonging to the species of Capsicum chinense and is mainly produced and grown in St. Augustine, Florida. A mature datil pepper is 3-4 cm long with a blunt tip, a golden-orange color and weighs 3 grams. Its taste is a mix of both hot and sweet. The name datil was derived from the Spanish and Catalan language meaning date palm, because the shape of a datil pepper resembles it.