What is pepper?

Datil Pepper is the fruit of the family capsicum , which also includes peppers, jalapenos, habneros and all other fruit known as peppers. Datil in unique because it is extremely hot, similar to Habanero, but also sweet and fruit. The name is derived from Spanish for "date", another type of fruit. If it is grown outside, the datil must be planted when there is no frost. The plant achieves maturity in about five months. The greatest natural threat of pepper is the parasite known as pepper Weevil. It was speculated that the peppers came from the Caribbean, although today they grow only in Florida. Fresh peppers and seeds can be very difficult to find outside the St. Augustine, Altohough the plant can be theoretically grown anywhere inside. Fruits and seeds are usually available only from Datil gardeners. However, hot pepper sauces made of pepper can be found in specialized shops across the country or through online retailers.

Most often this pepper is used to make sweet but intense hot sauces and recipes differ very much. One popular sauce is made of tomato paste and other sweet ingredients including brown sugar and honey. Datil Pepper is also used in such specialties of St. Augustine, such as clams, pepper, taste for pepper and chicken or sausage saw.

Datil is a member of the chinense type capsicum , which includes some of all the hottest peppers such as Habanero and Scottish bonnet. All these varieties of pepper have scoville measurements between 100,000 and 300,000. As a result, they can be dangerous if they eat, with such possible effects such as dizziness, diarrhea, heartburn, and intense feelings in the mouth. It should also be taken care of preparing recipes with very pepper so that none of the juices of the mucous membranes, especially the eyes, especially the juices.