Chile Pepper Fun Fact - Elephant Trunk Chile Pepper
Let's address the elephant in the room...
This awesomely shaped chile – there is no mistaking this one does in fact look like its name – the Elephant Trunk. A beautifully prolific plant, the Elephant Trunk pepper plant with its twisty 15-20cm long fruit. This variety comes from East India and is quite a compact growing plant. Taste-wise it's just great, sweet and juicy, just screaming to be stuffed with something like cheese and chorizo.
They are medium hot, have medium-thin flesh, and turn from green to red when mature. The plant has green stems, green leaves, and white flowers. Peppers absolutely resemble an elephant's trunk. Excellent for Indian cuisine and drying pepper and for making seasoning spice powder. A variety from India. Scoville Heat Units: 8,000 to 10,000.