

However, growing them is also super easy. These peppers are becoming more popular and easy to find in North America. Typically eaten pan fried with oil and salt, shishitos make for a great, quick appetizer. The shishito pepper comes from Japan and is the perfect pepper for snacking. Good for: Roasting, pan frying with salt.Shishito Peppers Home grown shishito peppers. However, the large, thick-walled pods are worth it for the super sweet flavor and crunchy texture. Productivity for the lesya pepper is pretty low, and we also had some issues with blossom end rot. This means the pods are quite large, averaging about 3″ long by 3″ wide at the crown.

The plants are a bit smaller than a typical red bell pepper. The peppers are also gorgeous in the garden, forming a large ‘pointed heart’ shape. The lesya pepper is a unique variety that has an incredibly sweet flavor.

So today, I’ll share the most delicious peppers we have tried to date. Since starting Pepper Geek, Crystalyn and I have grown hundreds of different varieties, and tasted them all. Why not grow some of the best tasting peppers at home instead? Buying peppers at the store leaves you with limited options.
