About Pequin Pepper
Pequin (or Piquin) peppers are tiny wild peppers from Mexico and Texas. Rating 40,000-60,000 SHU, these small peppers pack serious heat with smoky, nutty flavor. Often found growing wild in Texas and Mexico. The small size belies intense heat. Essential in Tex-Mex cuisine and many hot sauces. Can be used fresh or dried. The flavor is more complex than many small peppers. Plants can grow quite tall and are very productive. Often used whole in pickling. Historical pepper used for centuries.
Flavor profile
Smoky, nutty with sharp heat
In the kitchen
Tex-Mex, hot sauces, pickling
Growing information
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Days to harvest
- 90-100 days
- Plant height
- 24-48 inches
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