Malagueta
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Brazil's go-to hot pepper. Small, tapered C. frutescens used in everything from feijoada to moqueca. Not to be confused with Melegueta pepper (grains of paradise), which is a completely different plant. 60,000–100,000 SHU. Every Brazilian kitchen has a bottle of preserved malaguetas in vinegar.
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Malagueta
PI 497984; Pimenta Malagueta; Piri (related)
F-X-R-6-001
C. frutescens
60,000 - 100,000
Hot (15,001–100,000 SHU)
Red
Further InformationEdit
Brazil's go-to hot pepper. Small, tapered C. frutescens used in everything from feijoada to moqueca. Not to be confused with Melegueta pepper (grains of paradise), which is a completely different plant. 60,000–100,000 SHU. Every Brazilian kitchen has a bottle of preserved malaguetas in vinegar.
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