Generally speaking, sweet peppers are not spicy, but now some spicy sweet peppers are being cultivated. The overall shape of persimmon pepper is round, with regularly distributed depressions on all sides, which looks like a hanging lantern. So it was named persimmon pepper. Some sweet peppers are not only not spicy, but also have some sweetness. They are also called sweet peppers in some areas.

Is the lantern pepper spicy?

At present, among the sweet pepper varieties, Lingshui yellow sweet pepper is relatively hot. This persimmon pepper, also known as Huangdi pepper, originated in Cuba, Brazil, Peru and other countries, and is now widely planted in Hainan Province, China.

Yellow-light pepper is as hot as10.5 million units. Generally, it is not eaten directly as food, and is mainly used to make yellow-light Chili sauce.