# Tennessee Cheese Pepper

Also known as Cheese Red Pepper, Cheese Red.
Species: Capsicum annuum.

Tennessee Cheese Pepper is a Capsicum annuum cultivar from Tennessee, United States. Capsi’s sourced range is 0 SHU (Vendor Claim). Flavor is sweet, candy-like. Used for stuffing, pickling, paprika production, fresh eating, salads. Heat is a range, not a single marketing number.

## Heat sources

- 0 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Red Tennessee Cheese Sweet Pepper Seeds
  https://trueleafmarket.com/products/pepper-seeds-sweet-tennessee-cheese

- 0 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Tennessee Cheese Pepper
  https://rebecvalleyfarm.com/product/tennessee-cheese-pepper/

- 0 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Tennessee Cheese Pepper Seeds
  https://www.reimerseeds.com/tennessee-cheese-pepper-seeds

## Heritage

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

## Page sources

- [Reimer Seeds Tennessee Cheese Pepper Seeds page](https://www.reimerseeds.com/tennessee-cheese-pepper-seeds)
- [True Leaf Market Sweet Tennessee Cheese Pepper Seeds](https://trueleafmarket.com/products/pepper-seeds-sweet-tennessee-cheese)
- [Vinland Valley Nursery Tennessee Cheese pepper description](https://vinlandvalleynursery.com/plant/capsicum-annuum-tennessee-cheese-pepper/)
- [NCSU Vegetable Cultivar Descriptions: Tennessee Cheese](https://cucurbitbreeding.wordpress.ncsu.edu/2016/06/03/pepper-m-z/)
- [Chile Plants TENNESSEE CHEESE live plant specs and origin](https://www.chileplants.com/search.aspx?ProductCode=PEPTEC)
- [Totally Tomatoes detailed heirloom description and growing notes](https://www.totallytomato.com/product/T03228/153)

## FAQ
### How hot is Tennessee Cheese Pepper?

Capsi’s sourced range is 0 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 Tennessee Cheese Pepper taste like?

Exceptionally sweet with a candy-like taste and no heat.

### How do I grow Tennessee Cheese Pepper?

Tennessee Cheese Pepper: about 82 days to maturity, temperate climate, full sun, hardiness zones 3-11.

### What can I substitute for Tennessee Cheese Pepper?

pimiento peppers, sweet bell peppers, cherry peppers for pickling

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