The fruitiest tasting peppers - (real fruit flavours)

KrakenPeppers · Apr 30, 2015

I know their are several peppers that apparently have fruit notes to them and peppers that are classified as fruity but I want to know what peppers are out there that strongly reflect the flavours of a fruit, and if a small description could be given eg. I was told the Brazilian starfish had an apple like taste.. I have to agree at a basic level there is a green almost apple seed taste to the pepper but it's a stretch.

I'm looking for peppers you go wow that tastes a lot like a ...... ! And if there are any really fruity peppers with no real fruit equivalent feel free to also post some details.

I'm looking to expand into some super flavoured pepper crosses and need some strong (fruit) flavoured stock!

JoynersHotPeppers · Apr 30, 2015

I like the Lemon Drop

SavinaRed · Apr 30, 2015

The Bishops Crown has a fruity flavor and the initial sweetness of a red bell pepper followed with the heat level of a serrano or a little bit hotter.

turbo · Apr 30, 2015

The Aji Lemon (or Lemon Drop) are good. I found the Aji Pineapple last year and loved it. Not as hot as the Aji Lemon, but it really does have a pineapple flavor to it. Totally fun!

rghm1u20 · Apr 30, 2015

+1 for Lemon drop

Weed · Apr 30, 2015

Dude just asked what fruit tastes like fruit and people are answering.

:rofl:

ps Inca Red Drop

bhut camp · Apr 30, 2015

Baccatuums!

Hybrid Mode 01 · Apr 30, 2015

Caribbean red habaneros (dried or roasted, especially) have always seemed to to me to have a distinct berry aroma. Kind of a cross between strawberries and cherries.

PepperDaddy · Apr 30, 2015

I'll throw in a vote for the lemon drop too. Maybe my all time favorite.

Roguejim · Apr 30, 2015

I recommend the Siling Bilong for sweet apple flavor. Far superior to a bell.

D3monic · Apr 30, 2015

I've heard criolla sella taste like mango but I haven't tried them yet. Got one plant going.

The Limon, pineapple ect all have a citrus taste.

I've heard CGN-21500 referred to as fruity with sort of a sprite taste to it. Same with White fatalii

KrakenPeppers · Apr 30, 2015

D3monic said:
I've heard criolla sella taste like mango but I haven't tried them yet. Got one plant going.

The Limon, pineapple ect all have a citrus taste.

I've heard CGN-21500 referred to as fruity with sort of a sprite taste to it. Same with White fatalii

I've always loved lemonade flavoured things ..

BigB · Apr 30, 2015

I concur with everyone about the aji lemon, though it doesn't scream lemon to me. I have aji pineapples this year and it definitely has a hint of pineapple as an aftertaste. I hear judy's aji mango is really good, but I couldn't tell you how the pepper tastes as mine hasn't produced any ripe fruit yet. But i'll let you know!

KrakenPeppers · Apr 30, 2015

So Aji Lemon and Pineaple are two that are obvious strong contenders, are there any cherry, melon or passion fruit like peppers out there ?

(I did read your post about berry flavour Hybrid Mode 01)

hogleg · Apr 30, 2015

+1 Aji Pineapple. Its very exotic tasting, somewhat pineappley but mostly just a very fresh tropical taste.

KrakenPeppers · Apr 30, 2015

Roguejim said:
I recommend the Siling Bilong for sweet apple flavor. Far superior to a bell.

Is it a real Apple like flavour or just that fresh green taste with a hint of tang like Brazilian Starfish have ..

hogleg said:
+1 Aji Pineapple. Its very exotic tasting, somewhat pineappley but mostly just a very fresh tropical taste.

Now that description has me sold

D3monic · Apr 30, 2015

Pineapple ground cherry tomatoes aka gooseberries aka some other names look like tiny tomatillos and taste just like pineapple. And not in that hint of a taste kind of way but like you just bite into a pineapple but with that cherry tomato texture. Really makes the taste buds go WTF

not a pepper but would make some killer salsa with some the other fruity peppers.

hogleg · Apr 30, 2015

As I remember Sicmans Mystery pod had some dark berry and herbal notes to it.

BigB · Apr 30, 2015

KrakenPeppers said:
are there any cherry, melon or passion fruit like peppers out there ?

I wish there was a passion fruit tasting pepper. Passion fruit has that sour tastes to it though so I doubt it. Have you ever had bilimbi before? they're like sour little cucumbers, 10x more sour than a warhead if you've ever had those

grantmichaels · Apr 30, 2015

Lemon Drop and Mystery Citrus (which may be Cumari or Charapita, or less likely Wild Brazil) ...