About Cubanelle Pepper
The Cubanelle Pepper (also called Italian Frying Pepper) is sweet pepper variety originating from Cuba. With mild heat level of 100-1,000 SHU, it’s prized for sweet flavor and thin walls that cook quickly. Cubanelles start light yellow-green and ripen to vibrant red, though they’re typically harvested while still yellow-green. Essential in Cuban and Puerto Rican cuisine, particularly for sofrito (aromatic base for many dishes). The thin flesh makes them perfect for frying, hence the nickname ‘Italian Frying Pepper.’ Excellent stuffed or roasted.
Flavor profile
Sweet, mild with slight tang
In the kitchen
Frying, stuffing, sofrito, roasting, Cuban dishes
Growing information
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Days to harvest
- 70-80 days
- Plant height
- 24-30 inches
Sources
- Website or article Know The Pepper — Ultimate Pepper Heat Database (opens in a new tab)
- Website or article Wikimedia Commons — Cubanelle Peppers.jpg (opens in a new tab)
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