Japanese Peppers

By recorded region of origin

Japan’s peppers are few and specific: shishito, the sweet frying pepper; takanotsume, the hot dried chile ground into ichimi and shichimi; and regional types like the Kyoto manganji. All are C. annuum.

10 varieties in WikiPepper

Botan Kosho
Himo Togarashi
Hontaka
Santaka Asian
Santaka Hot Asian
Santaka Hot Japanese
Shishito
Shishito Orange
Takanotsume
Takanotsume Hot Japanese
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