Dundicut
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| Heat |
 Very hot |
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| Scoville scale | 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Dried Red Chili". Alibaba Group. Retrieved 2011-12-11.
- ↑ "Chile Pepper Varieties". theepicentre.com. Retrieved 2011-12-11.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Dundicut Peppers". Penzeys Spices. Retrieved 2010-11-25.
- ↑ "Health News: Some Like It Hot". Around the Hollow (Issue 13, Volume 6). Wittenberg University. March 2, 2007. Retrieved 2010-11-25.
- ↑ "Parrot Food". ddcommodities.com. Retrieved 2011-12-11.
- ↑ "Bird Seed - Elite". jrkseed.com. Retrieved 2011-12-11.
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