Origin
New Mexico, United States
Sweet
Big Jim pepper
Big Jim pepper is a famously large New Mexico chile cultivar bred for long, thick-walled pods with very mild heat. It is commonly harvested green and roasted, making it a staple pepper for classic New Mexican green chile dishes.
Scoville 0 SHU
Species Capsicum annuum
Tasting notes
Big Jim pepper is a famously large New Mexico chile cultivar bred for long, thick-walled pods with very mild heat. It is commonly harvested green and roasted, making it a staple pepper for classic New Mexican green chile dishes.
Common ripening colors
greenred
Aliases
NuMex Big JimNew Mex Big Jim
How it relates
Broader pepper: New Mexico chile
Source entry
Reference: Big Jim pepper
0 SHU peak heat