Hungarian wax pepper

Hungarian wax pepper

Whole and cross section of a Hungarian wax pepper
Heat Medium
Scoville scale 1,000 – 15,000

The Hungarian wax pepper is a medium variety of Capsicum annuum with a wide Scoville Scale range of 1,000 to 15,000 Scoville units.[1][2][3][4]

Description

This pepper is usually harvested before maturity when still yellow. It measures between 4"-6" inches in length (102mm-152mm) which tapers to a rounded point. Upon maturity, the pepper becomes orange then red in color. Although similar in appearance to banana peppers when immature, it is a different cultivar.[5]

Due to the ease of cultivation and the productivity of the plant, many home gardeners pickle these whole or sliced in rings.[6][7][8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scoville_scale" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-10-09.
  2. ↑ "Peppers" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-10-09.
  3. ↑ "Classifying Chile Peppers". Aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu. Retrieved 2012-08-11.
  4. ↑ "The Master Gardener Journal". Ag.arizona.edu. 2004-11-21. Retrieved 2012-08-11.
  5. ↑ Lori Alden. "Cook's Thesaurus: Fresh Chiles". Foodsubs.com. Retrieved 2012-08-11.
  6. ↑ http://shelbycountytn.gov/DocumentView.aspx?DID=1128
  7. ↑ "Growing Peppers (University of Illinois Extension)". Web.extension.illinois.edu. Retrieved 2012-08-11.
  8. ↑ "NMSU: Growing Peppers in New Mexico Gardens". Aces.nmsu.edu. Retrieved 2012-08-11.