🌶️ Bell of Lebanon – Soft Lebanese pepper with a special shape

The Bell of Lebanon is a traditional Capsicum annuum from Lebanon. Despite the name Bell This pepper does not resemble the classic square pepper. The fruits can actually be strikingly different from the classic pepper. elongated, wide and slightly curved grow, as can also be seen beautifully on our own plants.

The fruits start out dark green and eventually turn a beautiful dark red color. reddish color. They are relatively thin-walled and have a pleasant, slightly sweet tomato flavor with only a very slight spiciness. Sources place Bell of Lebanon around 100–1,000 SHU, This can lead to a noticeable increase in the sharpness of the image, especially around the seed heads and placenta.

It is also an interesting pepper for those who like to grow larger fruits without much heat. Some specimens can grow quite long; fruits can be up to about 10 cm long. 18 cm described.

🌱 Cultivation info
Type: Capsicum annuum
Provenance: Lebanon
Sharpness: approx. 100–1,000 SHU – very mild
Fruits: elongated, wide and often slightly curved
Length: usually approx. 10–18 cm
Color: green → red-colored
Stalk: relatively thin
Taste: mild, slightly sweet and aromatic
Plant: growing strongly and producing a lot
Sowing: February–March indoors
Location: warm and sunny
Pollination: Open Pollinated

🍴 Use
Bell of Lebanon is a versatile pepper for people who prefer its flavor above all else. taste and hardly any heat Keep. The fruits can be harvested both green and fully red.

Thanks to their shape and mild flavor, they are particularly suitable for grilling, roasting or baking. Larger specimens can also be filled with, for example, minced meat, rice, couscous, vegetables or cheese. The filling of this pepper is also specifically referred to as traditional use.

Furthermore, due to the relatively thin fruit wall, Bell of Lebanon is easy to dry and process into a mild paprika powder.

🇱🇧 A special pepper from Lebanon
Bell of Lebanon is especially interesting because of the combination of its unusual shape, large fruits and very low spiciness. With that, he is a great choice for anyone who wants to grow something different from the classic sweet peppers.

📸 The displayed plants, flowers, and peppers are from our own cultivation.

🌶️🇱🇧 Bell of Lebanon – a special Lebanese pepper with large red fruits, a pleasant tomato flavor and hardly any heat. Ideal for grilling, oven and stuffed peppers.