Tabasco
The pepper behind the famous sauce. Edmund McIlhenny began growing C. frutescens peppers on Avery Island, Louisiana after the Civil War, and founded the McIlhenny Company in 1868. The variety was likely brought from Tabasco state in Mexico. Small, upright pods that ripen from green to red. The sauce recipe has barely changed in 150+ years. The McIlhenny family still controls the company.
The pepper behind the famous sauce. Edmund McIlhenny began growing C. frutescens peppers on Avery Island, Louisiana after the Civil War, and founded the McIlhenny Company in 1868. The variety was likely brought from Tabasco state in Mexico. Small, upright pods that ripen from green to red. The sauce recipe has barely changed in 150+ years. The McIlhenny family still controls the company.
