Origin
South Korea
Medium
Cheongyang chili pepper
Cheongyang chili pepper is a Korean Capsicum annuum bred to be much hotter than standard Korean chiles while keeping a clean, versatile flavor. Developed from local and Thai pepper stock, it is used fresh and dried in everyday Korean cooking.
Scoville 10,000 SHU
Species Capsicum annuum
Tasting notes
Clean, spicy, and brighter than standard Korean chili
Best known for
fresh slicingKorean cookingdrying
Common ripening colors
greenredpurple
How it relates
Lineage type: hybrid
Parents: local Jeju Province chili, Bird's eye chili
Source entry
Reference: Cheongyang chili pepper
10,000 SHU peak heat