Biquinho White
Also known as Chupetinho White · Little Beak White · Biquinho Branco · White Sweety Drop
Biquinho White is a rare white-ripening variant of the Brazilian Biquinho ('little beak') pepper. This Capsicum chinense offers sweet, complex fruity flavor with only the gentlest heat, making it ideal for pickling as 'Sweety Drops,' fresh eating, and ornamental use.
Growing
~85 days to maturity
Fruit size
2–3 cm
Flavor & Use
Sweet and citrusy with intense fruity and floral habanero-like notes, mild smoky undertone, and juicy crunch; very low heat.
Culinary
About
The Biquinho White pepper features small, distinctive teardrop-shaped pods that ripen from green to creamy pearl white (sometimes pale yellow). Approximately 1 inch long with thin, juicy, glossy-skinned walls and many seeds, it delivers an intensely aromatic, sweet, citrusy, and fruity flavor reminiscent of habanero but with very low heat (500-1,000 SHU). Compact, highly productive plants (2-3+ feet tall) make it excellent for containers, gardens, and both culinary and ornamental use.
Backstory
A white-fruited variant of the traditional Biquinho pepper originating in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Popularized in the 2000s and introduced internationally around 2018 via seed exchanges with Danish and German master growers Jes Christiansen and Sven Martens.
Appearance
Growing
Heritage
We don't have a documented family for this pepper yet.