Szentesi Piacos & Szegedi Peppers

Dutch · November 3, 2014

Pictures of Szentesi Piacos peppers and Szegedi peppers. Both are only mildly hot, but care must always be taken with the seeds. Seeds in most semi-hot and mild hot types can cause skin irritation or burns.
Dutch

Worth1 · November 3, 2014

Looks like a good pepper to have.
I dont care for the super and ultra hots as I like pepper flavor in my salsa and sauces.
The only time I use super hots is when I make a tomato or fruit based dipping sauce for chips.

But most of my salsas are made from mostly 'if not all, peppers.

Where does this one compare to a hot jalapeno?

Worth

Dutch · November 3, 2014

Hi Worth,
Szentesi Piacos are about 500 to 1,000 Scoville Units (mild).
Szegedi Peppers (not Giant Szegedi which are more bell type) are about 100 to 200 Scoville Units (almost no heat).
Jalapeño are typically 4,000 to 8,000 Scoville (depending on who you ask).
Dutch

November 3, 2014	#2
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	Looks like a good pepper to have. I dont care for the super and ultra hots as I like pepper flavor in my salsa and sauces. The only time I use super hots is when I make a tomato or fruit based dipping sauce for chips. But most of my salsas are made from mostly 'if not all, peppers. Where does this one compare to a hot jalapeno? Worth

November 3, 2014	#3
Dutch Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: S.E. Wisconsin Zone 5b Posts: 1,831	Hi Worth, Szentesi Piacos are about 500 to 1,000 Scoville Units (mild). Szegedi Peppers (not Giant Szegedi which are more bell type) are about 100 to 200 Scoville Units (almost no heat). Jalapeño are typically 4,000 to 8,000 Scoville (depending on who you ask). Dutch