Mild

Korean chili pepper

Korean chili pepper, or gochu, is the everyday Korean Capsicum annuum valued for mild heat, grassy sweetness, and flexibility in both fresh and dried forms. It is the classic source pepper for gochugaru and appears throughout Korean banchan, stews, and sauces.

Scoville 1,500 SHU

Species Capsicum annuum

Origin

Korea

Flavor

Tasting notes

Mild, grassy, and slightly sweet

Uses

Best known for

fresh banchanstuffinggeneral Korean cooking

Colors

Common ripening colors

greenredmustard

Also called

Aliases

Korean redKorean dark greenKorean chili peppersKorean hot peppersKorean hot pepperKorean long green

Reference

Source entry

Reference: Korean chili pepper

1,500 SHU peak heat

Open Korean chili pepper