Lemon drop pepper

Lemon drop chilli, ají limon
Genus	Capsicum
Species	Capsicum baccatum
Cultivar	'Lemon drop'
Heat	Hot
Scoville scale	15,000-30,000 SHU

The lemon drop pepper, ají limon,^[1] is a hot, citrus-like, lemon-flavored pepper which is a popular seasoning pepper in Peru, where it is known as kellu uchu. A member of the baccatum species, the lemon drop is a cone pepper that is around 60mm long and 12mm wide with some crinkling. ^[2]

Reactions to the taste of the pepper vary from delicious ^[3] to tasting of hand soap,^[4] but the pepper is commonly described as sweet, mildly hot, and tasting of citrus. ^{[5] [6] [7] [8]}

References

1. Dave DeWitt and Paul W. Bosland (2009). The Complete Pepper Book: A Gardener's Guide to Choosing, Growing, Preserving, and Cooking. Timber Press. ISBN 978-0881929201.
2. "Aji Lemon Drop". chileman.org.
3. "Lemon Drop test". YouTube
4. "AJI LIMON OFFICIAL FBI POD REVIEW LEMON PEPPER )". YouTube
5. "Three Aji Limon Peppers (30,000 - 50,000 Scovilles each) | Afterburn". YouTube
6. "Aji Limon Review". YouTube
7. "Pepper Lover's Aji Limon Pod Test". YouTube
8. "Aji Lemon Homegrown Pod Test". YouTube

External links

• Cultivar info at Cofrin Center for Biodiversity