Trinidad Pimento Chilli Seeds

The Trinidad Pimento is also known as the Trinidad 'seasoning pepper'. It is the most popular cooking pepper on the islands of Trinidad and Tobago. It turns from light green to dark red or orange-red. The elongated peppers can get over 3 inches in length and about 1/2 inch in diameter.

Seasoning peppers are used extensively when making the famous Trinidad 'green' seasoning. This is a marinade which varies from family to family but almost always includes fresh green herbs such culantro/cilantro/parsley/coriander, thyme, onion, garlic, scotch bonnets and of course lots of seasoning peppers. The bulk of the green herbs and often semi-ripe seasoning peppers give the marinade its distinctive green colour as well as its unique aromatic yet fruity aroma and flavour. The marinade is used on grilled meats and vegetables or as a base for soups and stews.

Fruits are best when semi ripe, i.e. when they have a mix of green and yellow/orange/red colouring. This is when they have the best flavour.

Heat level: heatless to mild with the occasional hot one. These chillies are similar to Pimiento de Padron in that there is the occasional odd hot one. Though, generally they generally mild to heatless. Therefore, it is advisable to try a small amount first. The riper the chilli the hotter it can be; although, this is not always the case and there are often more exceptions to the rule.

As with many heatless varieties such Sweet Moruga, Pimento de Padron, Trinidad Pimento etc., although they are generally heatless, they can sometimes develop heat. These varieties tend to still have the genes that control the plant's ability to produce capsaicinoids. And it is often environmental stresses that trigger the plants to produce capsaicinoids. This is main reason why you can get hotter Padron peppers for example. You can learn more about what controls the heat of chillies from our blog and YouTube video.

Learn about Scoville Heat Units (SHUs) here.

Capsicum chinense

Information

An average of 15 seeds per packet.

Growers Guide

Please find our chilli growing instructions here. Note: not for commercial crop production.

Storage

Store in a cool, dry place.