Dundicut

Dundicut
Heat Very hot
Scoville rating 30,000–65,000

Dundicut peppers are a variety of small, round (approx. 1/2" to 1" diameter), dark red chili peppers grown in Pakistan. They are a cultivar of either Capsicum frutescens[1] or Capsicum annuum[2] and are also known in Asia as lal mirch.[1] Sold dried,"[1] Dundicuts are similar in size and flavor to Scotch bonnet peppers, but are not as hot, and are of a different species. According to a major U.S. commercial spice vendor, dundicuts are "quite hot, with a full-bodied, complex flavor. A single crushed pepper will add heat and flavor to a dish for two."[3] The heat rating for Dundicuts, as measured in Scoville Units, ranges from as low as 30,000[4] to a high of 65,000.[3]

Dundicuts are a common ingredient in parrot food.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Dried Red Chili". Alibaba Group. http://alfaridcorp.trustpass.alibaba.com/product/111831206-10945657/Dried_Red_Chili.html. Retrieved 2011-12-11. 
  2. ^ "Chile Pepper Varieties". theepicentre.com. http://www.theepicentre.com/Spices/chilevarieties.html. Retrieved 2011-12-11. 
  3. ^ a b "Dundicut Peppers". Penzeys Spices. http://www.penzeys.com/cgi-bin/penzeys/p-penzeysdundicut.html. Retrieved 2010-11-25. 
  4. ^ "Health News: Some Like It Hot". Around the Hollow (Issue 13, Volume 6). Wittenberg University. March. 2, 2007. http://www4.wittenberg.edu/administration/hollow/2006-07issues/march2/health.html. Retrieved 2010-11-25. 
  5. ^ "Parrot Food". ddcommodities.com. http://www.ddcommodities.com/3d/detail.asp?Product_ID=179. Retrieved 2011-12-11. 
  6. ^ "Bird Seed - Elite". jrkseed.com. http://jrkseed.com/elite.html. Retrieved 2011-12-11. 
C. annuum
C. chinense
C. frutescens
C baccatum
C. pubescens