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Peperoncino
Italian name for hot chili pepper / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Pepperoni.
For the sweet pepper sometimes known by the same name, see Friggitello.
Peperoncino (Italian: [peperonˈtʃiːno]; pl.: peperoncini [-ni]) is the generic Italian name for hot chili peppers, specifically some regional cultivars of the species Capsicum annuum and C. frutescens (chili pepper and Tabasco pepper, respectively).[1] The sweet pepper is called peperone (pl.: peperoni) in Italian.[2] Like most peppers, the fruit is green or yellowish-green when young, and ripens to a red colour.
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![]() Peperoncini for sale at a market of Tropea in Calabria, Italy | |
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Scoville scale | 15,000–30,000 SHU |
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