Rocoto Canario
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Naming & regional synonyms. The same yellow Capsicum pubescens form travels under many names: Rocoto Canario in Peru (Quechua "rukutu" + Spanish canario, canary/yellow), Manzano Amarillo in Mexico (manzano = apple, for the rounded pod), and Locoto Amarillo in Bolivia. Growers also list it as Yellow Rocoto, Rocoto Amarillo, Rocoto Manzano, and Manzano Canario. It is the same biological pepper across all of these; individual seed lines vary a little, and Mexican manzano stock is reported as somewhat milder and smaller-podded than Andean rocoto.
Closely related entries here: Rocoto Manzano Amarillo, Yellow Rocoto, Rocoto Manzana Yellow, and Rocoto Manzano Amarillo Golden. These are grower-line variants of the same yellow pubescens; this entry is the canonical Canario.
Often confused with Arequipa. The Rocoto Arequipa Amarillo is a different, larger Peruvian yellow rocoto (the giant-podded Arequipa line, named for the city of Arequipa) — similar colour, distinct variety. Don't conflate the two.
A C. pubescens — the cold-tolerant Andean pepper with black seeds and hairy leaves. Roughly 30,000–50,000 SHU.
Naming & regional synonyms. The same yellow Capsicum pubescens form travels under many names: Rocoto Canario in Peru (Quechua "rukutu" + Spanish canario, canary/yellow), Manzano Amarillo in Mexico (manzano = apple, for the rounded pod), and Locoto Amarillo in Bolivia. Growers also list it as Yellow Rocoto, Rocoto Amarillo, Rocoto Manzano, and Manzano Canario. It is the same biological pepper across all of these; individual seed lines vary a little, and Mexican manzano stock is reported as somewhat milder and smaller-podded than Andean rocoto.
Closely related entries here: Rocoto Manzano Amarillo, Yellow Rocoto, Rocoto Manzana Yellow, and Rocoto Manzano Amarillo Golden. These are grower-line variants of the same yellow pubescens; this entry is the canonical Canario.
Often confused with Arequipa. The Rocoto Arequipa Amarillo is a different, larger Peruvian yellow rocoto (the giant-podded Arequipa line, named for the city of Arequipa) — similar colour, distinct variety. Don't conflate the two.
A C. pubescens — the cold-tolerant Andean pepper with black seeds and hairy leaves. Roughly 30,000–50,000 SHU.
