Tabasco Red Pepper Seeds - 10 pcs

Tabasco Red is a classic Central American hot pepper, Capsicum frutescens, best known as a variety used to make Tabasco sauce. The compact, highly productive plant produces juicy elongated fruits about 4–5 × 1 cm, ripening from green through yellow and orange to bright red. Its heat is 30 000–50 000 SHU, while the flavour combines pleasant aromatic and sweet notes.

Tabasco Red is especially valued for making hot sauces. The fruits have an unusually thick and very juicy flesh, making them an excellent raw material for processing. Besides sauces, ripe peppers can be finely chopped and used directly in various dishes.

The plant is bushy, compact and very productive, making this variety interesting both for the garden and greenhouse and for growers seeking a large quantity of small hot fruits.

Variety characteristics

• Bulgarian name: Tabasco Red
• Original name: Tabasco Red
• Botanical species: Capsicum frutescens
• Origin: Central America
• Heat level: 30 000–50 000 SHU
• Fruit size: about 4–5 × 1 cm
• Shape: Elongated
• Ripening: Green → yellow → orange → bright red
• Flavour: Aromatic with sweet notes
• Fruit flesh: Thick and very juicy
• Growth habit: Bushy and compact
• Fruit production: Very abundant
• Main use: Hot sauces.

🔥 Heat

30 000–50 000 SHU

This is a distinct heat level, but well below Habanero and extremely hot varieties.

🌱 Sowing and growing

Sowing: January–April
Temperature: 20–30°C
Sowing: indoors
Greenhouse: recommended for a higher yield
Planting outdoors: around the end of May
Pruning: can be used for a more compact plant
Support: taller plants can be tied up.

In autumn, plants can be moved into pots and brought to a bright place, where they can continue fruiting indoors.

🍴 Culinary use

Here the variety's purpose is particularly clear: Tabasco Red is an excellent pepper for making hot sauces. The thick, juicy flesh is one of the reasons why this variety is so suitable for this purpose.

In addition, the fruits have aromatic and sweet nuances and can be used finely chopped in various dishes.