Sarit Gat
Also known as Long Yellow · Kosovo Yellow
Sarit Gat is a Capsicum annuum cultivar from Kosovo. Capsi’s sourced range is 10,000–70,000 SHU (Vendor Claim). Flavor is citrusy, fruity, crisp. Used for hot sauces, drying into powder or flakes, pickling, salsas, seasoning blends. Heat is a range, not a single marketing number.
A highly productive yellow cayenne-type chili from a Kosovo landrace, selected by Austrian organic breeders for bright color, uniform fruit, and citrusy medium heat ideal for sauces, powder, and pickling.
Growing
~80 days to maturity
Fruit size
8–12 cm
Flavor & Use
Citrusy and fruity with a crisp texture and an upfront medium heat similar to cayenne; clean lemon-like notes without heavy earthiness.
Culinary
About
Sarit Gat is a productive Capsicum annuum selection of a Kosovo landrace yellow chili. Plants are relatively compact yet extremely fruitful, often requiring staking under the weight of long, slender, pointed pods that ripen from green to a bright canary or lemon yellow. The fruits deliver a clean citrusy-fruity flavor with medium heat in the cayenne range and medium-thin walls that make them versatile for fresh use, drying, or processing. Selected by Austrian organic breeder Reinhild Frech-Emmelmann of ReinSaat for uniformity, color, taste, and suitability for pickling and sauce-making, it performs well in greenhouse or warm outdoor conditions.
Backstory
Sarit Gat (meaning “Long Yellow”) was developed by Reinhild Frech-Emmelmann of the pioneering Austrian biodynamic seed company ReinSaat. She worked from a diverse population of yellow chilies obtained from a farmer in Kosovo, selecting over successive generations for stable canary-yellow color, uniformity, good flavor, early ripening, and suitability for processing and pickling. The resulting open-pollinated variety is now a reliable high-yielding type across European organic gardens and is gradually becoming available in North America.
Appearance
Growing
Heritage
We don't have a documented family for this pepper yet.
Sources
Heat figures in Capsi are tied to a source and a trust tier. How we verify heat
- 30,000–50,000 SHU · Vendor ClaimRunåbergs fröer
- 50,000–70,000 SHU · Vendor ClaimPlukkselv.no
- 50,000 SHU · Vendor ClaimLa Sauce Piquante
- 10,000 SHU · Vendor ClaimRebec Valley Farm
- 30,000–50,000 SHU · Vendor ClaimPepperseeds.eu
- Official ReinSaat product page confirming Capsicum annuum, fruit size/color, heat degree 6, and selection for yield/color/early ripenessreinsaat.at
- Detailed breeding history: selected by Reinhild Frech-Emmelmann of ReinSaat from Kosovo farmer yellow chili population; growing recommendations and productivity notesuprisingorganics.com
- European organic seed catalog listing 30,000–50,000 SHU, fruit dimensions, plant height, germination, and Kosovo originrunabergsfroer.se
- U.S. seed description confirming medium-hot citrusy flavor, 30,000–50,000 SHU range, plant size, and high productivityohiopeppers.com
- Catalog entry describing canary-yellow cayenne type from Kosovo, fruit length, productivity, citrus-fruity flavor, and culinary usessuperhotchiles.com
Last updated 18 Aug 2026 at 07:17
FAQ
- How hot is Sarit Gat?
- Capsi’s sourced range is 10,000–70,000 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 Sarit Gat taste like?
- Citrusy and fruity with a crisp texture and an upfront medium heat similar to cayenne; clean lemon-like notes without heavy earthiness.
- How do I grow Sarit Gat?
- Sarit Gat: about 80 days to maturity, warm temperate climate, full sun, hardiness zones 9-11.
- What can I substitute for Sarit Gat?
- Capsi does not have that recorded yet.