KS Linzo
Also known as Linzo · Linzo Pepper
KS Linzo is a f2+ from Texas, United States. Capsi has not yet documented heat for this variety. Flavor is sweet, fruity, hot. Used for fresh eating, hot sauce, salsa, stir-fry.
KS Linzo is a Texas-bred chili with Thai-shaped pods that ripen red. The bite starts sweet and fruity, then the heat hangs on.
Flavor & Use
Sweet and fruity up front, then a lingering hot burn.
Culinary
About
Ripe pods look like oversized, textured Thai peppers and finish bright red. Flesh is thin and crunchy, with few seeds. Flavor is sweet and tropical first, then hot, and the burn lasts longer than a typical Thai chile. Plants get tall and wide if given space, often four to five feet, and set a lot of fruit. Fresh pods work in sauce, salsa, or anywhere you want fruit and heat without a thick wall.
Backstory
Khang Starr released the line in 2016 and named it after his daughter Lindsey. He spent a full season collecting the first handful of seeds that would actually sprout.
Appearance
Growing
Heritage
ExploreKS Linzo is an F2+ of Chocolate Scotch Bonnet and Thai Bird's Eye, still splitting and not yet a finished line.
Khang Starr · 2016
Sources
FAQ
- How hot is KS Linzo?
- Capsi has not yet documented heat for this variety. 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 KS Linzo taste like?
- Sweet and fruity up front, then a lingering hot burn.
- How do I grow KS Linzo?
- KS Linzo: subtropical climate, full sun, hardiness zones 8-11.
- What can I substitute for KS Linzo?
- Thai Bird's Eye