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Medium

Fish pepper

Fish pepper is a Chesapeake heirloom preserved by African American growers and cooks, notable for striped foliage and peppers that ripen from pale streaked fruit to deep red. Its moderate heat and sharp flavor made it a classic seasoning pepper for seafood dishes.

Scoville 5,000 SHU to 30,000 SHU
Origin

Caribbean

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Flavor

Tasting notes

Bright, sharp, and moderately hot

Uses

Best known for

seafood disheshot saucespickling
Colors

Common ripening colors

greenredorangebrownwhiteblack