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Shishito

Shishito is a thin-walled East Asian frying pepper that is usually mild, sweet, and grassy. It is best known blistered whole as an appetizer, with the occasional unexpectedly spicy pod adding a little suspense to the plate.

Scoville 0 SHU
Origin

Asia

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Flavor

Tasting notes

Bright, grassy, and lightly smoky when blistered

Uses

Best known for

blistered appetizerstempuraskewers
Colors

Common ripening colors

greenred
Also called

Aliases

Shishito pepper