Hello Everyone,
Today we'll be looking at the Hungarian Yellow Wax pepper plant.
I acquired a seed packet a couple of years ago from Walmart and had a couple unsuccessful germination attempts until getting this one to sprout a couple of months ago.
After germination I struggled with this plant, it almost died and was very finicky about its soil medium and watering in the first couple of weeks, but the plant pulled through and started rapidly growing after being moved under some higher powered LED's. (light emitting diodes.)
The branch system is strong and healthy, it could use a little trim work after this round of peppers, and perhaps a transplant to increase the size of the plant and avoid any issues with root bounding.
We can see here that these peppers grow to be over three inches long and have a waxy appearance.
So how hot are they and what is the flavor like?
According to my research these peppers are 5,000 to 15,000 Scoville units on average, slightly stronger than jalapeno peppers as a basis of comparison, and the flavor is slightly sweet and is sought after for its excellent flavor in a variety of dishes.
Personal measure of pepper heat is a subjective thing however, and one should exercise caution with eating hot peppers, especially if lacking in experience with ingesting them.
I have yet to ingest a fully ripened Hungarian Yellow Wax pepper, but I have tried them in their yellowish green stage like the smaller pepper above. The heat was surprising and much hotter than I imagined. I think the ripe ones will be painful, I'm looking forward to it.
I like to eat hot peppers raw as well as use them for cooking.
Would you eat this pepper? And if so, how would you eat it? Would you eat the entire thing raw, or would you use it for cooking? Or maybe you're like me and would eat it raw and also use it for cooking?
I would love to read your thoughts in the comment section!
Thank you for stopping by,
Have a great day! -
