# Fried Chicken

Also known as BubbleSkin, Bubblegum Skin, Bubblegum Skin Pepper.
Species: Capsicum chinense.

Fried Chicken is a Capsicum chinense cultivar from Tuscany, Italy. Capsi’s sourced range is 800,000–1,500,000 SHU (Vendor Claim). Flavor is citrus, grapefruit, floral, earthy, sweet. Used for Extreme fermented hot sauces (especially fruit-forward tropical bases that highlight the citrus-floral notes), Chili powders and flakes, Chili oils, Glazes, Rubs. Heat is a range, not a single marketing number.
About 40 times a Capsi Jalapeño (25,086 SHU typical).

## Heat sources

- 1,000,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  SpiceQuest Labs product listing · HPLC
  https://spicequestlabs.com/products/limited-edition-fried-chicken

- 850,000–1,000,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Unique Creek Homestead product page
  https://www.uniquecreekhomestead.com/product-page/fried-chicken-pepper-seeds-super-hot-1-000-000-scoville

- 800,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Valencia Seed Farm product page
  https://www.valenciaseedfarm.com/webshop/product/266_fried_chicken_pepper_seeds/

- 1,000,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Super Hot Chiles / Refining Fire Chiles product page
  https://www.superhotchiles.com/product/fried-chicken-pepper-seeds/

- 1,000,000–1,500,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Hello May Garden product page
  https://www.hellomaygarden.com/products/fried-chicken-pepper-jpgs-x-bbg-hot-pepper-rare-exotic-unique-orange-pods-live-starter-plants-2-5-pot

- 1,000,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  South Devon Chilli Farm product page
  https://southdevonchillifarm.co.uk/products/fried-chicken-chilli-seeds

## Heritage

We don't have a documented family for this pepper yet.

## Page sources

- [Detailed profile covering origin, parentage, heat range, flavor layers, appearance, growth habit, and naming history](https://www.harmonypeppers.com/post/fried-chicken-pepper-the-italian-born-superhot-with-the-most-recognizable-pod-in-the-game)
- [Refining Fire Chiles / Super Hot Chiles seed listing with original breeder credit, heat, flavor, plant height, and renaming story](https://www.superhotchiles.com/product/fried-chicken-pepper-seeds/)
- [SpiceQuest product page with independent lab SHU test just over 1 000 000, flavor sequence, and origin notes](https://spicequestlabs.com/products/limited-edition-fried-chicken)
- [Rebec Valley Farm seed page listing heat range, days to harvest, plant height, species, and origin attribution](https://rebecvalleyfarm.com/product/fried-chicken-pepper/)
- [Breeder profile confirming Rocco Maltesi and Tuscany-region association](https://spicequestlabs.com/pages/rocco-maltesi)

## FAQ
### How hot is Fried Chicken?

Capsi’s sourced range is 800,000–1,500,000 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 Fried Chicken taste like?

Bright citrus and grapefruit-forward opening, deep floral mid-palate, and a subtle earthy sweetness inherited from the Bubblegum parent; overall slightly sweet and earthy beneath the heat.

### How do I grow Fried Chicken?

Fried Chicken: about 120 days to maturity, subtropical climate, full sun, hardiness zones 9-11.

### What can I substitute for Fried Chicken?

Capsi does not have that recorded yet.

Page: https://web.thecapsi.app/pepper/fried-chicken
Catalog: https://web.thecapsi.app/data