🌶️ Mustafa – Special almost sweet pepper with a beautiful dark coloration

The Mustafa is a striking one Capsicum annuum With beautiful, almost round to slightly flattened fruits. The peppers have a sturdy, fleshy fruit wall and stand out especially during growth due to their unusual color. Dark purple to almost black discoloration.

The young fruits start out green and can develop very dark anthocyanin colors under the influence of sunlight. During the ripening process, the color palette changes again and the fruits eventually become beautifully colored. deep red. When green, dark and red fruits are attached to the plant at the same time, the Mustafa is a real eye-catcher.

With a level of intensity of only 0–500 SHU The Mustafa is hardly hot. The flavor is more like mild and sweet, With a maximum of very slight sharpness. Because of this, this pepper is also very suitable for people who do enjoy the taste of peppers, but don't like a lot of heat.

🌱 Cultivation info
Type: Capsicum annuum
Sharpness: approx. 0–500 SHU – hardly spicy
Fruits: round to slightly flattened, firm and fleshy
Color: green → dark purple/almost black → red
Speciality: dark anthocyanin discoloration upon exposure to sunlight
Flavor: mild and slightly sweet, with hardly any heat
Plant: powerful and productive
Sowing: February–March indoors
Location: warm and sunny
Bestuiving: open bestuiving

🍴 Use
Thanks to its mild flavor and firm, fleshy flesh, the Mustafa is a particularly versatile kitchen pepper. The fruits are delicious to eat and can be used in many ways. eat fresh, bake, grill or on the barbecue to prepare.

Because of the round shape and thick fruit wall, the larger specimens are also excellently suited for fill, For example, with minced meat, rice, cheese or vegetables.

🌿 Also decorative
In addition to its culinary qualities, the Mustafa also has a beautiful decorative appearance. The striking discoloration from green to dark purple or almost black and eventually red causes many plants to have different colors hanging on them at the same time.

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

🌶️ A special, virtually non-bitter pepper that combines a mild flavor with beautiful colors – from green and almost black to bright red.