🌶️ Cuban Candy Fish Pepper - Seeds

The Cuban Candy Fish Pepper is a unique and colorful chili pepper with a rich history. This variety is known for its striped, variegated fruits that ripen from green with light streaks to orange and eventually bright red. Its distinctive appearance makes this pepper not only extremely decorative, but also very popular in the kitchen. With a medium spiciness and a sweet, slightly fruity flavor, this is a versatile pepper that is delicious both raw, cooked and pickled.

🫑 Characteristics:

• Fruits: 4-6 cm long, slightly conical and fur-striped

• Maturation: green with cream stripes → orange → red

• Taste: sweet, slightly fruity with medium heat

• Pithiness: approx. 5,000-30,000 SHU

• Origin: traditional in use within Afro-Cuban cuisine

🌱 Cultivation information:

• Pre-sowing: February-April at 22-28°C

• Transplanting: after the frosts in pots or open ground

• Plant height: approx. 60-80 cm

• Harvest: about 80-90 days after planting out

✅ Why choose the Cuban Candy Fish Pepper?
This historic variety combines striking appearance with rich flavor. A perfect choice for anyone who loves both ornamental value and culinary versatility.

👩‍🍳 Culinary Tip:
Use Cuban Candy Fish Pepper for spicy sauces or pickled in vinegar - the flavor and striped look are beautifully preserved.