KS Super Pequin
Also known as Super Pequin · Khang Starr Super Pequin
KS Super Pequin is a f2+ from North Texas, United States. Capsi has not yet documented heat for this variety. Flavor is citrus, tropical, sweet. Used for Eat them fresh just as they change color. Use fully red pods in sauce or powder..
KS Super Pequin is Khang Starr's larger bird pepper, grown in North Texas. Ripe pods look like tiny Scotch bonnets, drop at a touch, and carry more fruit flavor than a wild pequin.
Growing
~100 days to maturity
Fruit size
2–4 cm
Flavor & Use
Citrus-lime and tropical sweetness up front. Heat comes on late, then fills the mouth and throat. Overripe red pods go soft and pick up a little bitterness.
Culinary
About
Pods start green, pass through orange, and finish bright red. Shape runs from mini Scotch bonnet to a short habanero bullet, about two to four centimeters long, with thicker walls and only a few seeds. Green or just-turning fruit is crunchy and citrus-lime. Fully red fruit turns soft and is better cooked. Heat is hot, not superhot, and builds slowly. Plants take full sun. Ripe pods drop at a touch.
Backstory
Khang Starr wanted a pequin that was easier to pick and better raw. He made the cross in Texas and first showed the named line in 2018. Seed is scarce because each pod holds only a handful of seeds, so the variety mostly moves through the Pepper Lovers group rather than shop packets.
Appearance
Growing
Heritage
ExploreKS Super Pequin is an F2+ of Pequín and KS StarrRacha Hornet, still splitting and not yet a finished line.
Khang Starr · 2018
Parents
Sources
FAQ
- How hot is KS Super Pequin?
- 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 Super Pequin taste like?
- Citrus-lime and tropical sweetness up front. Heat comes on late, then fills the mouth and throat. Overripe red pods go soft and pick up a little bitterness.
- How do I grow KS Super Pequin?
- KS Super Pequin: about 100 days to maturity, subtropical climate, full sun, hardiness zones 8-11.
- What can I substitute for KS Super Pequin?
- Pequín