Peperoncino

Peperoncino (Italian: [peperonˈtʃiːno]; pl.: peperoncini [-ni]) is the generic Italian name for hot chili peppers, specifically some regional cultivars of the species Capsicum annuum and C. frutescens (chili pepper and Tabasco pepper, respectively). The sweet pepper is called peperone (pl.: peperoni) in Italian. Like most peppers, the fruit is green or yellowish-green when young, and ripens to a red color.

Not to be confused with Pepperoni.
For the sweet pepper sometimes known by the same name, see Friggitello.
Peperoncino
Peperoncini for sale at a market of Tropea in Calabria, Italy
Heat Hot
Scoville scale15,000–30,000 SHU
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