In the kitchen
- Blistering whole in a hot pan
- Grilling green peppers
- Simple salty appetizers
Kitchen Pepper
Grow these shishito-type peppers for a fast pan-fried snack. Harvest young green fruit, blister in a hot pan and finish simply with salt.
CASA VERDE · HEAT PROFILE
Mild
- Sweet
- Mild — this variety
- Medium
- Hot
- Super hot
Scoville range awaiting confirmation.
Understanding the heat
A diamond marks the midpoint of a listed range, or the listed value when only one number is given. An arrow marks a stated limit. These are variety guides, not measurements of our seed lot. This guide uses unequal numerical bands: sweet 0; mild up to 10,000; medium 10,000–50,000; hot 50,000–800,000; super hot from 800,000 SHU (display capped at 3 million). Heat varies between fruits and with growing conditions.
No numeric marker is shown without a sufficiently clear range. For bundles, the highlighted categories refer to the different varieties.
A Scoville range has not been listed for this variety.
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Growing guides
Ships from Québec
- Packet
- 10+ seeds per packet
- Season
- 2027
CASA VERDE · GROWER’S NOTES
Get to know your pepper.
Shishimai Shishito: pick young green peppers for quick blistering
Grow these shishito-type peppers for a fast pan-fried snack. Harvest young green fruit, blister in a hot pan and finish simply with salt.
Packet
10+ seeds
Heat
Mild
Species
Capsicum annuum
Kitchen use
Blistering whole in a hot pan
Why grow it?
Grow these shishito-type peppers for a fast pan-fried snack.
At a glance
Slender, wrinkled green peppers; fruit can turn red if left to mature.
Growing in Canada
Start indoors 8–10 weeks before the last expected frost, allowing extra time for slower peppers. Keep the mix warm and evenly moist, then provide bright light. Harden off gradually; transplant into full sun and well-drained soil after frost when nights are warm. Pick regularly while green to supply the kitchen through the warm growing season.
Explore the kitchen garden
Pepper seeds Canada2027 pepper seeds catalogueHow should I use the harvest?
Try blistering whole in a hot pan, grilling green peppers, simple salty appetizers. Taste a small piece first and adjust seasoning to suit your preference.
Can I grow it in a container?
Yes. Use a generous container with drainage, full sun, regular watering and support as needed. Protect the plant from frost.
What is in the packet?
10+ seeds for starting pepper plants. This listing is for seeds, not fresh peppers or live plants.
Seed and harvest notes
Seed saved from Shishimai plants; offspring may vary. These are not sold as original commercial F1 seed. Occasionally hot fruit can occur.
Start indoors 8–10 weeks before last frost. Germinate at 26–30 °C on a heat mat; peppers stall below 22 °C. Pot up to 10–15 cm before hardening off outside after nights stay above 12 °C.
Feed balanced through bloom, then bump potassium for fruiting. Stake taller varieties. More detail in our full Canadian growing guide.
Match the pepper to the technique: thin-walled varieties blister fast in a hot pan; thick-walled ones roast or stuff beautifully; fruit-forward ones make balanced sauces and pickles. The variety's flavour profile is your shortcut — see Choosing the right pepper for a use-case guide.
