Datil Pepper

Datil Pepper sweet or hot The Datil is an exceptionally hot pepper, a variety of the species Capsicum chinense (syn. Capsicum sinense). Augustine, Florida. B. Valls.

Datils are similar in strength to habaneros but have a sweeter, fruitier flavor. Their level of spiciness may be anywhere from 100,000 to 300,000 scoville units. Mature peppers are about 3.5 inches long and yellow-orange in color. Datil peppers are cultivated throughout the United States and elsewhere, but the majority are produced in St. Although local lore suggests datils were brought to St. Aug

ustine by indentured workers from Minorca in the late 18th century, it is more likely they were brought from Chile around 1880 by a jelly maker named S. Datil peppers are used by the Minorcan community in many recipes. There are many commercial manufacturers of datil pepper products in St. Augustine, and there is an annual Datil Pepper Festival.

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03/14/2015

Check out this contst to win free datil pepper sauce!

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Next week we will begin by giving away sauce on Friday March 20th a FREE 2-pack to the winner! Rules are posted on Instagram. Click the link below for the details ... Don't miss out! We hope to offer the same to Facebook users in the near future, but for now it's only open to Instagram follows. Get on board and win free sauce!

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08/16/2012

Datil rhymes with 'battle' if you didn't know how it's pronounced here in St. Augustine, Florida!

07/10/2012

Check out this new Datil Pepper Sauce!

Datil Pepper Sauces

06/01/2012
Two headed Datil!
05/20/2012

Two headed Datil!

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05/01/2012

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