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Datil pepper

Datil pepper is a hot-sweet Capsicum chinense strongly associated with St. Augustine, Florida, where it remains a local specialty. Its small golden-orange pods are prized for mustard sauces, seafood condiments, and a distinctive fruity heat that inspired several competing origin stories.

Scoville 100,000 SHU to 300,000 SHU

Species Capsicum chinense

Origin

St. Augustine, Florida, United States

Flavor

Tasting notes

Both hot and sweet

Uses

Best known for

pepper saucesmustardsseafood sauces

Colors

Common ripening colors

greenredyelloworangebrownmustard

Also called

Aliases

datil

Reference

Source entry

Reference: Datil pepper

300,000 SHU peak heat

Open Datil pepper