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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