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Chile Pepper Fun Fact - The Quintisho Chile Pepper

Chile Pepper Fun Fact - The Quintisho Chile Pepper  

The rare and beautiful Quintisho Chile... 

A unique pepper from Bolivia, Quintisho peppers are 3/4” round hot peppers the grow on small, tight shrubs that produce small fruits that resemble a cherry tomato. They can be either yellow or red. 

A rare variety producing 3/4" pods on compact plant and ripen from green to RED yellow. Very productive with fruit similar in appearance to a wild cherry tomato. Aromatic with a citrus like flavor. Eat these handsome morsels fresh, add to salad and salsas or pickle for later. They range in heat level from 5,000 to 30,000 SHU.

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