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Banana Chilli
Several pickled pepperoncini
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Subclass: Asteridae Order: Solanales Family: Solanaceae Genus: Capsicum Species: annuum Subspecies: Sweet Banana
Trinomial name
Capsicum annuum 'Sweet Banana'

Heat: Mild (SR: 0-500)

The pepperoncini (not to be confused with the Italian peperoncini, which are hot and range from 15000 to 50000 in the scoville scale), also known as Tuscan peppers, sweet Italian peppers, waxed peppers, and golden Greek peppers, is a variety of Capsicum annuum. The Italian varieties, grown in the Tuscany region of Italy, tend to be more bitter than their Greek counterparts. The more popular Greek varieties are sweeter and commonly found in pizzerias tossed in salads for a crunchy, salty taste. They grow on a bushy plant that reaches 30 inches (77 cm) in height and produces sweet green peppers that turn red when mature. Usually picked at 2 to 3 inches (5 to 8 cm) long, these bright green, wrinkled peppers taper to a blunt, lobed end and are very popular for pickling. These peppers are mild and sweet with a slight heat to them, and are commonly jarred for use in Greek salads and salad bars. Image File history File links Information_icon. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (694x810, 195 KB) Pickled pepperoncini. ... Cucumbers gathered for pickling. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is a method by which biologists group and categorize species of organisms. ... Divisions Green algae Chlorophyta Charophyta Land plants (embryophytes) Non-vascular plants (bryophytes) Marchantiophyta—liverworts Anthocerotophyta—hornworts Bryophyta—mosses Vascular plants (tracheophytes) †Rhyniophyta—rhyniophytes †Zosterophyllophyta—zosterophylls Lycopodiophyta—clubmosses †Trimerophytophyta—trimerophytes Pteridophyta—ferns and horsetails Seed plants (spermatophytes) †Pteridospermatophyta—seed ferns Pinophyta—conifers Cycadophyta—cycads Ginkgophyta—ginkgo Gnetophyta—gnetae Magnoliophyta—flowering plants... Classes Magnoliopsida - Dicots Liliopsida - Monocots The flowering plants (also angiosperms or Magnoliophyta) are one of the major groups of modern plants, comprising those that produce seeds in specialized reproductive organs called flowers, where the ovulary or carpel is enclosed. ... Magnoliopsida is the botanical name for a class: this name is formed by replacing the termination -aceae in the name Magnoliaceae by the termination -opsida (Art 16 of the ICBN). ... Asteridae is a botanical subclass of flowering plants in class Dicotyledon or Magnoliopsida. ... Families at least the following: Solanaceae Convolvulaceae and others, varying between classification systems; for details see text The Solanales are an order of flowering plants, included in the asterid group of dicotyledons. ... Genera Acnistus Atropa (deadly nightshade) Browallia Brugmansia (angels trumpet) Brunfelsia Calibrachoa Capsicum (sweet peppers) Cestrum Chamaesaracha Combera Crenidium Cuatresia Cyphanthera Cyphomandra Datura (jimsonweed) Hyoscyamus (henbane) Iochroma Juanulloa Lycium (boxthorn) Mandragora (mandrake) Nicandra Nicotiana (tobacco) Nierembergia or cupflower Nolana Petunia Physalis (tomatillo) Scopolia Solandra Solanum (tomato, potato, eggplant) Streptosolen Withania... Species C. annuum (incl. ... Trinomial nomenclature is a taxonomic naming system that extends the standard system of binomial nomenclature by adding a third taxon. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Chilli05. ... Naga Jolokia (naga morich, bhut jolokia), the Indian chili tested hottest in the world at 1. ... Naga Jolokia (naga morich, bhut jolokia), the Indian chili tested hottest in the world at 1. ... Tuscany (Italian: )is one of the 20 Regions of Italy. ... Species C. annuum (incl. ... An authentic Pizza Margherita made in Napoli. ... Cucumbers gathered for pickling. ...

They are typically used in sandwiches, salads, and as a garnish for just about anything Italian. An Italian sandwich. ... Salad Platter Salad is a term applied broadly to many food preparations that are a mixture of chopped or sliced ingredients. ... A garnish is a substance used primarily as an embellishment or decoration to a prepared food or drink item. ...

They are commonly found on market shelves packaged in glass jars.

Trivia

The Italian word for pepperoncini is peperone (plural peperoni).

Pepperoncinis have gained widespread exposure and appeal in the United States since pizza-delivery giant Papa John's started including them (for free) with pizza purchases.

External links

• Recipes:

• Beef with Pepperoncinis
• Tortellini Pepperoncini Salad

• The Chilli King - Advice on growing and cooking with chillies