Hungarian wax pepper

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Hungarian wax pepper
Hungarian wax pepper.jpg
Whole and cross section of a Hungarian wax pepper
Species Capsicum annuum
Heat Chilli25.svg Medium
Scoville scale 1,000-15,000 SHU

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]

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Description

This pepper is usually harvested before maturity when still yellow. It measures between 4"-6" inches in length (10–15 cm) which tapers to a rounded point. Upon maturity, the pepper becomes orange, then red. 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]

Varieties

See also

References

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  2. "Peppers" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-10-09.
  3. "Classifying Chile Peppers". Aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu. Archived from the original on 2012-07-01. 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. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-11-08. Retrieved 2012-05-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  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.
  9. "Oltalom alatt álló földrajzi árujelzők". Földrajzi árujelzők.