Tangerine Dream Pepper

Tangerine Dream Pepper Guide: Heat, Flavor, Uses

What are Tangerine Dream peppers? Now here’s a pepper that performs well across the ornamental and culinary spectrum. And with a whole lot of flair along the way. Tangerine Dream peppers pop in the garden – their bright orange hue draws the eye making them …

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Pretty In Purple Pepper

Pretty In Purple Pepper Guide: Heat, Flavor, Uses

What are Pretty in Purple peppers? With its eye-catching purplish hue, the Pretty in Purple pepper is a top choice for those seeking a colorful ornamental chili. Its pods shine with a purple hue – like there’s an inner purple brightness to the fruits. While …

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Bahamian goat pepper on the vine

Goat Pepper Guide: Heat, Flavor, Uses

What are goat peppers? The peachy color of the goat pepper (also known as the Bahamian goat pepper), may lead you to think that it’s a milder offering on the Scoville scale. It’s not. Like its cousins the habanero and the scotch bonnet, the goat …

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Sport Peppers

Sport Pepper Guide: Heat, Flavor, Uses

What are sport peppers? Chicago wouldn’t be Chicago without sport peppers. These tangy, medium-heat pickled peppers (10,000 to 23,000 Scoville heat units) are a must for Chicago-style hot dogs (served whole on the dog) and just as tasty sliced for sandwiches, hoagies, and pizzas. They …

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Cheiro Roxa

Cheiro Roxa Guide: Heat, Flavor, Uses

What are cheiro roxa peppers? Looking for an ornamental pepper with more to it than just looks? The cheiro roxa is a uniquely colored purple chili that many consider one of the prettiest peppers for landscaping. Plus, unlike most other ornamentals that lack flavor, the …

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devil's tongue pepper

Devil’s Tongue Pepper Guide: Heat, Flavor, Uses

What are Devil’s Tongue peppers? There’s no hiding what to expect from Devil’s Tongue pepper – it’s all in the name. There’s a lot of heat here (125,000 to 325,000 Scoville heat units) that’s embodied in a twisted and folded habanero-like shape – like the …

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Hinkelhatz Pepper

Hinkelhatz Pepper Guide: Heat, Flavor, Uses

What are Hinkelhatz peppers? When you think “Pennsylvania Dutch”, hot peppers don’t immediately come to mind. But there’s a surprising amount of heat to be found in the region well known for its farming. Along with the extra-hot Devil’s Tongue chili (profiled here), the Hinkelhatz …

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Hot Paper Lantern Guide: Heat, Flavor, Uses

What are Hot Paper Lantern peppers? Habaneros are known for their tropical flair – Caribbean sweet is their thing. So, too, for the Hot Paper Lantern, with a few distinct differences. The Hot Paper Lantern is a tropical-sweet habanero-type pepper with even bigger heat (150,000 …

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Kashmiri Chili

Kashmiri Chili Guide: Heat, Flavor, Uses

What are Kashmiri chilies? There are few fruits or vegetables as colorful as chilies in general, though the Kashmiri chili puts even the most colorful hot peppers to shame. With a vibrant red hue and very eatable mild heat (1,000 to 2,000 Scoville heat units …

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Satan’s Kiss Pepper

Satan’s Kiss Pepper Guide: Heat, Flavor, Uses

What are Satan’s Kiss peppers? The Satan’s Kiss pepper (a.k.a. Baccio de Satana) has a playful look: small and round, cherry pepper-like. But its name should warn you that there’s something hidden behind its cute facade. Yes, this Italian heirloom pepper has a surprising punch …

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