Korean chili pepper

Not to be confused with Korean pepper.
Korean chili pepper
Green chili peppers
SpeciesCapsicum annuum
OriginKorea
Heat Low
Scoville scale1,500 SHU

Korean chili peppers or Korean hot peppers, also known as Korean red,[1] Korean dark green,[2] or Korean long green[3] peppers according to color (ripening stages), are medium-sized chili peppers of the species Capsicum annuum. The chili pepper is long, slender and mild in flavor and spice. Green (unripe) chili peppers measure around 1,500 Scoville heat units.[4]

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  2. ^ Newcomb, Karen (2015). The Postage Stamp Vegetable Garden: Grow Tons of Organic Vegetables in Tiny Spaces and Containers. New York: Ten Speed Press. p. 133. ISBN 978-1-60774-683-6. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  3. ^ Reddy, K. Madhavi; Shivashankara, K. S.; Geetha, G. A.; Pavithra, K. C. (2016). "Capsicum (Hot Pepper and Bell Pepper)". In Rao, N. K. Srinivasa; Shivashankara, K. S.; Laxman, R. H. (eds.). Abiotic Stress Physiology of Horticultural Crops. New Delhi: Springer. doi:10.1007/978-81-322-2725-0_9. ISBN 978-81-322-2723-6. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  4. ^ Baek, Sangkyung (16 March 2017). "[Consumer Journal] 辛맛에 빠진 대한민국". Maeil Business Newspaper (in Korean). Retrieved 10 July 2018.