Cubanelle
| Cubanelle | |
|---|---|
 Green and red Cubanelle peppers | |
| Species | Capsicum annuum |
| Heat |  Low |
| Scoville scale | 1,000 SHU |
The Cubanelle, also known as "Cuban pepper" and "Italian frying pepper",[1] is a variety of sweet pepper of the species Capsicum annuum. When unripe, it is light yellowish-green in color, but will turn bright red if allowed to ripen. Compared to bell peppers it has thinner flesh, is longer, and has a slightly more wrinkled appearance. It is used extensively in the cuisine of Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and Italy.[1]
Cubanelle peppers generally measure between a 100 and a 1000 on the Scoville scale.[2] Most of the cubanelle pepper imports come from the Dominican Republic (where it is called ají cubanela), which is the main exporter of this cultivar.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Cubanelle Pepper: Simmering Sweet - PepperScale". PepperScale. 2014-11-02. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
- ^ http://www.scottrobertsweb.com/scoville-scale/
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