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Pepper profile

Himo Togarashi

Origin
Japan
Species
Capsicum annuum
Ripe color
Red
Pod size
6-8 inches (thin)

Scoville heat range

15,000 – 30,000 SHU

Medium heat level

About Himo Togarashi

Himo Togarashi (String Pepper) is long thin Japanese variety. Rating 15,000-30,000 SHU offers moderate heat. These extremely thin peppers are dried on strings. The name refers to string-dried peppers. Traditional decorative and culinary use. The flavor when dried is excellent. Can be ground for shichimi togarashi. Very productive plants. Beautiful when strung and dried. Shows Japanese pepper drying traditions.

Flavor profile

Medium heat

In the kitchen

Japanese dried peppers, decorative

Growing information

Difficulty
Moderate
Days to harvest
85-95 days
Plant height
24-30 inches

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