Madame Jeanette

Variety of chili pepper
Madame Jeanette
SpeciesCapsicum chinense
OriginSuriname
Heat Very hot
Scoville scale100,000–350,000 SHU
Close-up photograph of a typical Madame Jeanette (Capsicum chinense) flower

Madame Jeanette is a chili pepper cultivar of the species Capsicum chinense, originally from Suriname.

The fruits are shaped like small bell peppers. Madame Jeanette chilis are very hot, rated 125,000–325,000 on the Scoville scale.[1] The peppers ripen to reddish-yellow, similar to Scotch Bonnet peppers, but are larger and not symmetrical. Its flavour is described as "fruity", with hints of mango and pineapple.[2] It is often confused with the yellow adjuma, which is less elongated and said to be spicier but less flavourful. Madame Jeanette is used in almost all facets of Surinamese cuisine. The plant is prolific, has relatively compact growth, dislikes cool sites, and will also grow indoors.[citation needed]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Pepperscale". Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  2. ^ http://www.mooiemoestuin.nl/groenteteelt/vruchtgewassen/peper/madamme-jeannette/ (in Dutch)

External links

  • pictures of some Madame Jeanettes
  • More Madame Jeanette pictures at Chilibase dbase
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C. annuum var. annuumC. annuum var. glabriusculumC. chinenseC. frutescensC. baccatumC. pubescens
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