Calabrian Chile Pepper
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Description/Taste
Calabrian chile peppers are round, with a bulbous shape, approximately the size of a large cherry. They mature to a bright, glossy red and have a short, squat stem. Calabrian chile peppers develop the best spice and smoky fruit notes when left to age on the vine and picked when they start to show a slightly wrinkled exterior. They are considered a medium spicy chile pepper, ranging from 25,000 to 40,000 Scoville units.
Seasons/Availability
Calabrian chile peppers are available late summer through fall.
Current Facts
The Calabrian chile pepper is a variety of Capsicum annuum native to Calabria, Italy and often found dried, pickled or stuffed and packed in olive oil. It is a common component to classic Italian antipasto platters. The small pepper is often referred to as the Hot Calabrian chile pepper, small red cherry, and “Devil’s Kiss,” or as the pepper is known in Italy: Peperone Piccante Calabrese, which translates to ‘spicy pepper of Calabria’.
