# Matay Pepper

Species: Capsicum annuum.

Matay Pepper is a Capsicum annuum cultivar from Matay District, Minya Governorate, Egypt. Capsi’s sourced range is 100–2,000 SHU (Vendor Claim). Flavor is sweet, mildly spicy. Used for salads, stuffing, salsas, stir-fries, drying. Heat is a range, not a single marketing number.
About 1/24 the typical heat of a Capsi Jalapeño (25,086 SHU).

## Heat sources

- 1,000–2,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Matay Pepper | HRSeeds
  https://www.hrseeds.com/product-page/matay-pepper

- 1,000–2,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Matay - Ohio Peppers
  https://ohiopeppers.com/product/matay/

- 100–500 SHU · Vendor Claim
  bell pepper Matay - tomatofifou
  https://www.tomatofifou.com/en/produit/matay/

## Heritage

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

## Page sources

- [Ohio Peppers product page for Matay](https://ohiopeppers.com/product/matay/)
- [HRSeeds Matay Pepper listing](https://www.hrseeds.com/product-page/matay-pepper)
- [Texas Hot Peppers Matay product page](https://texashotpeppers.net/products/matay)
- [Tomatofifou Matay pepper product page with origin details from city of Matay, Egypt](https://www.tomatofifou.com/en/produit/matay/)

## FAQ
### How hot is Matay Pepper?

Capsi’s sourced range is 100–2,000 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 Matay Pepper taste like?

Sweet with a subtle touch of heat and rich, versatile flavor.

### How do I grow Matay Pepper?

Matay Pepper: about 80 days to maturity, warm temperate to subtropical climate, full sun, hardiness zones 9b-11.

### What can I substitute for Matay Pepper?

Cubanelle, Corno di Toro, Italian Long Hot, Banana Pepper

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