C. chinense

Cumari

mediumFresh

30,000-50,000 SHU

Origin

Brazil; prized in its cuisine.

Uses

Mostly in hot sauces and preserves in oil or vinegar, to keep that spark of fire always at hand. Its tiny size makes it ideal to use whole.

About this chile

It is a tiny, intensely aromatic Brazilian chilli, famous in variants such as the "cumari do Pará". It stands out for a markedly fruity profile. Like other small, wild-leaning species, it spreads in good part thanks to birds (hence similar chillies are called "passarinho", little bird, in Brazil), which eat the fruit and scatter the seeds.