St. Croix Sweet Pepper
Also known as St. Croix Pepper · St Croix Sweet Pepper · St. Croix · Flavor Pepper · Caribbean Flavor Pepper · St. Croix Flavor Pepper
A small, thin-walled Capsicum baccatum collected on St. Croix that is grown as a Caribbean flavor pepper. It looks and smells hot but tastes sweet.
Flavor & Use
Sweet and crisp, with the aroma of a hot pepper but none of the heat.
Culinary
About
Small red fruits with thin walls. The peppers look and smell as if they might be hot yet taste sweet and crisp. They work well raw or as a frying pepper.
Backstory
Seed saver Yanna Fishman found these peppers while vacationing on the island of St. Croix and saved the seeds. The type is known in parts of the Caribbean as a flavor pepper and is thought to have been brought to the island from elsewhere rather than originating there.
Appearance
Growing
Heritage
ExploreNothing reputable documents a pedigree for this pepper.
Sources
FAQ
- How hot is St. Croix Sweet Pepper?
- 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 St. Croix Sweet Pepper taste like?
- Sweet and crisp, with the aroma of a hot pepper but none of the heat.
- How do I grow St. Croix Sweet Pepper?
- St. Croix Sweet Pepper: about 70 days to maturity, tropical climate, full sun, hardiness zones 9-11.
- What can I substitute for St. Croix Sweet Pepper?
- Capsi does not have that recorded yet.