Sarit Gat
Also known as Long Yellow · Kosovo Yellow
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.
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Heritage
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Sources
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.