Amazon Chilli Pepper

Name: Amazon Chilli Pepper
Brand: TERRE EXOTIQUE
SKU: TEEPPIMAMA
Price: 6.00 GBP
Availability: InStock

£6.00

Volcanic Scoville Scale 9/10 Amazon Basin, Colombia

Dried Amazon chilli from Colombia's Amazon basin — 9/10 on the Scoville scale with distinctive fruity notes and a subtle acidity reminiscent of Tabasco. Harvested before full ripeness, giving it a striking pale yellow colour.

£6.00

The Amazon chilli originates from the fertile Amazon basin of Colombia, one of the world's richest natural reserves and the ancestral home of hot chilli peppers. It belongs to the Capsicum frutescens species — the same family as Tabasco — and shares that pepper's fruity character and sharp acidity, but with considerably more heat. At 9/10 on the Scoville scale (50,000–70,000 SHU), this is a genuinely powerful chilli. What makes it distinctive is the harvest timing: the peppers are picked just before full ripeness, which accounts for their unusual pale yellow colour and preserves a bright, clean fruitiness that darker, fully ripe chillies lose.

The Amazon chilli works well wherever concentrated heat and fruit-forward flavour are needed. It brings life to sauces, soups, stews, and dips, and pairs particularly well with exotic and South American-style dishes. It is equally at home rubbed onto meats or fish before cooking, stirred into marinades, or added to stocks and broths. A little goes a long way — this chilli builds heat progressively during cooking, so the timing of when you add it determines how fierce the finished dish will be.

Producer: Terre Exotique, a French spice house founded in 1998 after its founder discovered Penja pepper on a plantation in Cameroon. The company sources directly from growers worldwide and processes at its facility in France, maintaining close relationships with producers to ensure traceability and quality across its range.

Storage: Ambient. Store in a dry place at room temperature.

Net: 20g

Amazon chilli is very potent — use sparingly and build heat gradually.

This chilli releases its heat progressively during cooking. Added at the start, it will produce a deep, pervasive burn throughout the dish. Added in the final few minutes, it delivers a sharper, more immediate hit with more of the fruity top notes intact. Adjust timing to suit the level of heat you want.

To use whole, drop a single chilli into soups, stocks, or stews and remove before serving. For a more distributed heat, crush or crumble a small piece and stir directly into sauces, dips, or marinades. It can also be rubbed onto meat or fish before grilling or roasting — its fruity character pairs well with bold, smoky flavours.

Always handle with gloves. Avoid contact with eyes, nose, and mouth. Wash hands thoroughly after use, even if gloves were worn.

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Description

The Amazon chilli originates from the fertile Amazon basin of Colombia, one of the world's richest natural reserves and the ancestral home of hot chilli peppers. It belongs to the Capsicum frutescens species — the same family as Tabasco — and shares that pepper's fruity character and sharp acidity, but with considerably more heat. At 9/10 on the Scoville scale (50,000–70,000 SHU), this is a genuinely powerful chilli. What makes it distinctive is the harvest timing: the peppers are picked just before full ripeness, which accounts for their unusual pale yellow colour and preserves a bright, clean fruitiness that darker, fully ripe chillies lose.