Shishito

Compact, bushy plants are loaded with 3.5-4" wrinkled fruits, produced over an extended period. Eaten in the green stage, as is traditional in Japan, the fruit are incredibly crunchy with just a hint of heat. When red, fruit are sweet and slightly hotter but not as crunchy. Delicious raw, sauteed, or stir-fried. Capsicum annuum. Acquired by SSE in the 1980s from the Urban Farmer seed company (CV Urb) of Convent Station, New Jersey. SSE Accession # 116184