This rare pepper is crunchy and juicy with a mix of tropical flavors that are described as citrus and fruity with slightly smoky tones. Biquinho can be eaten raw or cooked, but are generally pickled in vinegar and served with meals. Try these Biquinho peppers which are also called Sweety Drops, in our Pickled Sweety Drop Peppers Recipe. These peppers are quite popular in Brazil, where they originated.

The peppers start as a striking deep purple or black, eventually ripening to a deep red with some purple undertones. They have a teardrop or beak-like shape, typical of the Biquinho family. 

Black Biquinho peppers have a sweet, fruity flavor with a mild heat. They are often described as having a slightly smoky taste when eaten fresh and are popular for pickling due to their flavor and texture. 

The heat is generally low, ranging from 500 to 2,000 Scoville Heat Units (SHU). 

The plants can grow to be 2 to 2.5 feet tall and have medium spread. The foliage and stems can be dark, adding to the pepper's ornamental appeal. 

Black Biquinho peppers are versatile in the kitchen. They are excellent for pickling, adding to salsas, hot sauces, and marinades, or using as a garnish. They can also be used in soups, stews, and even jams and jellies. 

They are a Brazilian heirloom pepper, belonging to the Capsicum chinense species. 

Capsicum annuum (90 days) Heirloom - Open Pollinated

The 1-1/2” round peppers are bright red with sweet thick flesh and a tangy flavor when ripe. They mature from dark green to red. The compact plants are 30” tall and will produce fruit all season long. Great for containers.

Capsicum annuum (73 days) Heirloom - Open-pollinated - Organic

Heat Level: Sweet and Mild

~ Packet contains 10 seeds. 

In early spring, start seeds indoors 8 weeks prior to warm nightly temperatures. Place the seeds in sterile media and cover 1/4” deep. Provide 85°F bottom heat, bright light and keep moist at all times. Seeds will germinate in 7 - 21 days. Transplant seedlings into pots and grow until there are 6 true leaves on the plant. Plant them directly into rich soil, 30” apart or into large 5 gallon containers. Harvest peppers when they are red. 

Harvest peppers when they are very firm and green or wait until they are fully mature and red in color. 

Each packet contains 30 Yolo Wonder Bell Pepper seeds. Capsicum annuum. Annual. Open-pollinated, heirloom, non-GMO. Harvest in 75 days. 

This packet plants a 40' row with 30 plants. 

Criolla De Cocina is a traditional Nicaraguan sweet pepper producing medium-sized fruits (7–12 cm) that ripen from green to bright red. The peppers have thin walls, smooth skin, and a pleasantly sweet, slightly fruity flavor. Plants are compact to medium in size and highly productive, making them well suited for home gardens and warm climates.

Scoville Heat Units (SHU): 0–500 SHU

(Mild to sweet, with little to no heat.)

Cooking Use:

Excellent fresh in salads and salsas, or sliced into sandwiches and wraps. Its thin flesh roasts and blisters quickly, making it ideal for grilling, sautéing, or marinating. It also dries well for homemade paprika or pepper flakes and freezes successfully for later use.

Italian heirloom hot pepper known for growing in attractive, clustered bunches, similar to a bouquet, on compact plants. The peppers are cone-shaped, deep red when ripe, and have a hot, spicy taste with a Scoville rating around 20,000 units. They are versatile and can be used fresh, dried, or for making powder, and the plants are well-suited for containers.  

Habanero Peruvian White Lightning - A very rare habanero with creamy white lantern shaped pods. This pepper grows quickly and produces fruit in great numbers. One plant can produce hundreds of tiny fruits. Great for making white hot sauce!

The white pods measure 1-1/2" long and 3/4" wide and grow on 24" bushy plants. Capsicum chinense  (90 days)

Heat Level: Extra Hot.  Scoville Heat Units 400,000 

~ Packet contains 10 seeds. 

"Trottolino pepper" is an Italian hot pepper, often sold as Trottolino Amoroso. It is known for its medium heat, sweet and fruity flavor, and a distinctive shape that resembles a spinning top. These peppers grow on bushy plants and ripen from green to red. 

The Trottolino Amoroso pepper, also known as Diavolicchio, has a Scoville heat unit (SHU) rating that varies widely, with sources listing it between \(500\) and \(20,000\) SHU. One source notes that it was once renamed in honor of the Diavolicchio pepper. While some reports indicate a very low heat level with fruity flavor, others describe it as a medium-hot pepper with a high SHU rating. 

Characteristics

Flavor and heat: The Trottolino Amoroso has a sweet, fruity flavor with some bitterness and is considered medium-hot.

Appearance: The peppers are upright, chubby, and conical in shape, with some varieties having dark purple markings as they mature.

Color: They start green and ripen to a bright red.

Growth: The plants are relatively small and bushy, with a long fruiting period.

Uses: It is considered a great cooking and stuffing pepper. 

The pepper has a bumpy skin that turns from green to yellow as it ripens. The pods are slightly wrinkled, which is common for super hot peppers. 

The pepper has a sweet and fruity flavor with a heat that builds and lingers. It's considered one of the healthiest peppers because of its high capsaicin level. 

The yellow Trinidad Moruga Scorpion pepper is extremely hot, with a Scoville heat unit (SHU) rating of 1.2–2 million. It's slightly milder than the red and chocolate varieties, but still very hot. 

The pepper is rarely eaten raw, but is commonly used in hot sauces, salsas, and marinades