# Criolla de Cocina

Also known as Criolla De Cocina, Criolla di Cocina, Criolla de Coccina, Criolla de Cochina, Nicaraguan chiltoma, chiltoma (Nicaraguan sweet pepper).
Species: Capsicum annuum.

Criolla de Cocina is a Capsicum annuum landrace from Valle de Sébaco, Matagalpa, Nicaragua. Capsi’s sourced range is 0–100 SHU (Vendor Claim). Flavor is sweet, aromatic, fruity. Used for salsa criolla campesina, roasting, stuffing, sauces, fresh use. Heat is a range, not a single marketing number.

## Heat sources

- 0–100 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Criolla De Cocina Seeds - ChilliChump
  https://chillichumpseeds.com/s/criolla-de-cocina/

- 0–100 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Criolla De Cocina Pepper | hrseeds
  https://www.hrseeds.com/product-page/criolla-de-cocina-pepper

- 0 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Ciolla de Cocina Pepper | Rebec Valley Farm
  https://rebecvalleyfarm.com/product/ciolla-de-cocina-pepper/

- 0 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Pepper seeds - Criolla De Cocina, sweet — Caribbean garden seed
  https://caribbeangardenseed.com/products/pepper-seeds-criolla-de-cocina-sweet-1

## Heritage

Landrace

Criolla de Cocina is a traditional landrace.

Nicaraguan extension materials and independent seed catalogs describe Criolla de Cocina as a traditional local sweet pepper from the Sébaco valley, with no named parents or modern cross. Origin notes of mid-century farm work do not name a specific pairing.

## Page sources

- [Growing guide citing Roughwood Seed Collection on 1940s farm origin and 1999 acquisition; appearance, flavor and compact habit.](https://permacultureplants.com/plants/peppers/criolla-de-cocina/)
- [Description of wrinkled thin-walled chiltoma, salsa criolla use, and short-season performance.](https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/criolla-de-cocina-pepper)
- [Nicaraguan university extension material listing criolla de cocina as a Valle de Sébaco variety with wrinkled thin skin.](https://cenida.una.edu.ni/relectronicos/renf01j61.pdf)
- [Species, origin, 0–100 SHU, wrinkled pods and culinary uses.](https://chillichumpseeds.com/s/criolla-de-cocina/)
- [Heirloom from Nicaragua, wrinkled glossy red fruit, 85 days.](https://www.threshseed.com/products/criolla-de-cocina)
- [Thin-walled aromatic fruit, Nicaragua origin, salsa criolla campesina reference.](https://www.uprisingorganics.com/products/sweet-pepper-criolla-di-cochina)

## FAQ
### How hot is Criolla de Cocina?

Capsi’s sourced range is 0–100 SHU (Vendor Claim). Capsi uses a sourced range and a trust tier, not a single marketing number. How we verify heat: https://web.thecapsi.app/learn/heat-and-capsaicin/how-we-measure-heat

### What does Criolla de Cocina taste like?

Sweet and fragrant with a rich pepper taste and almost no heat. Thin walls give a concentrated flavor that holds up in cooking.

### How do I grow Criolla de Cocina?

Criolla de Cocina: about 80 days to maturity, tropical climate, full sun, hardiness zones 9-11.

### What can I substitute for Criolla de Cocina?

Capsi does not have that recorded yet.

Page: https://web.thecapsi.app/pepper/criolla-de-cocina
Catalog: https://web.thecapsi.app/data