Chile Pepper Fun Fact - Fish Chile Peppers
There's something fishy here...
Fish peppers are a spicy pepper variety within the Capsicum annuum species. They are slightly hotter than a Jalapeno pepper, but much less intense than a Habanero pepper. Perhaps the most fascinating thing about Fish peppers is their origin and history in North America.
Fish peppers are known for their incredible variegated foliage. The plant leaves are green with white stripes and spots throughout. They make a beautiful decorative plant.
But the colors don’t stop on the leaves. Fish pepper fruits themselves go through an incredible transformation as they ripen. Peppers turn from striped white and green to orange and finally to a deep red.
The Fish Pepper is thought to have its origins in the Caribbean. It then made its way into North America and was first documented in the early 1800s along the East Coast. The pepper was named from the cuisine in which it was primarily used, namely seafood dishes.