Chiltepin Pepper

The Chiltepin Pepper is another hot pepper or Capsicium annum. It is not to be consfused with either the Pequin or a Turkish pepper. It is one of the few peppers native to North America though also can be found in South America. Tepin is derived from a Nahuatl (native Aztec/Central American/Mexican culture) word meaning "flea." They are a wild pepper that has been growing across the American South-West for centuries.

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Fish Peppers

A cultivar of Capsicum annum, this pepper is believed to have originated in the Caribbean and became popular during the 19th Century among African Americans, and was used commonly as an ingredient in the oyster and crab houses, especially in Baltimore and Philadelphia, thus the name “fish pepper.” Like many old breeds it fell out of favor in the early 20th century and was almost lost.

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