Shishito

Shishito pepper (獅子唐辛子, Shishitōgarashi) is a sweet, East Asian variety of the species Capsicum annuum.[1] It is known as kkwari-gochu (꽈리고추; "groundcherry pepper") in Korea because its wrinkled surface resembles groundcherries.

Shishito pepper
SpeciesCapsicum annuum
OriginAsia

Characteristics

The pepper is small and finger-long, slender, and thin-walled. Although it turns from green to red upon ripening, it is usually harvested while green. The name refers to the fact that the tip of the chili pepper (唐辛子, tōgarashi) looks like the head of a lion (獅子, shishi); in Japanese it is often abbreviated as shishitō.

About one out of every eight peppers is spicy.[2] The occurrence of pungent fruit is induced by such factors as exposure to sunlight,[1] and other environmental stresses.

The prefectural agricultural testing center at Kishigawa, Wakayama stated in 2005 that capsaicin forms more easily in hot and dry conditions in the summer, and even experts may not be able to distinguish relative hotness on the same plant.[3]

For cooking, a hole is poked in the pepper beforehand to keep expanding hot air from bursting the pepper. It may be skewered then broiled (grilled), or pan-fried in oil, stewed in a soy sauce– and dashi-based liquid, or simply eaten raw in a salad or as a condiment. It is thin-skinned and will blister and char easily compared with thicker-skinned varieties of peppers.

  • Grilled shishito peppers
  • Kkwari-gochu-myeolchi-bokkeum (stir-fried groundcherry peppers and anchovies)
  • Kkwari-gochu-jangajji (pickled groundcherry peppers)
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See also
  • Shichimi, chili pepper in Japan
  • Manganji pepper
  • Fushimi pepper (伏見とうがらし)
  • Padrón peppers, a similarly used pepper in Spain

References
  1. Murakami, K.; Yamamoto, T.; Fujimoto, K.; Okabe, K.; Masuda, M.; Abe, T.; Maeda, K. (2011). "Low-pungent Sweet Pepper Selected under Continuous Fluorescent Illumination". Acta Horticulturae. ISHS. 907 (907): 243–246. doi:10.17660/ActaHortic.2011.907.37.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link), abstract quote: " 'Shishito' (Capsicum annuum L.) is a group of sweet pepper cultivars. Fruits are small, green and non-pungent, but pungent fruits sometimes occur.."
  2. Matsuhisa, Nobu; Edwards, Mark; Takahashi, Eiichi (2007), Nobu West (preview) (12th ed.), Andrews McMeel Publishing, p. 51, ISBN 9780740765476CS1 maint: ref=harv (link) states "one in every twelve"
  3. Yomiuri Shimbun Osaka Honsha (2005), Zatsugaku Shimbun(雑学新聞) (preview), PHP研究所, p. 60, ISBN 9784569644325CS1 maint: ref=harv (link), also posted by blog:新建設 まめ知識:Q.辛くないシシトウの見分け方はありますか？ (retrieved April 2012)
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