Hungarian - The Hungarian wax pepper is a medium hot, pastel yellow chile pepper also known as the hot yellow pepper or hot wax pepper. The Hungarian wax is closely related to the mild banana pepper. These peppers appear so much alike they cannot usually be distinguished except by taste. The Hungarian wax pepper tapers to a rounded point and averages about 6” in length and is about 1 1/2” wide.

0 to 40,000 Scoville units

 

Cubanelle - The Cubanelle is a variety of sweet pepper. When unripe, it is light yellowish-green in color, but eventually turns bright red. Compared to bell peppers it has a thinner flesh, is longer, and has a slightly more wrinkled appearance.

0 to 500 Scoville units

 

Poblano - The Poblano is a very mild chile pepper originating in the State of Puebla, Mexico. Dried, it is called ancho chile. One of the most popular peppers grown, the plant is multi-stemmed, and can reach 25 inches in height. The pod itself is about 3-6” long, and about 2-3” wide. An immature Poblano is dark purplish green in color, but eventually turns a red so dark as to be nearly black.

1,000 to 1,500 Scoville units

 

Jalapeno - The Jalapeno is a medium to large size chili pepper which is prized for its warm, burning sensation when eaten. Ripe, the Jalapeno can be 2–3½ inches (5–9 cm) long and is commonly sold when still green.

2,500 to 5,000 Scoville units

 

Habanero - The Habanero chile is one of the most intensely spicy species of chili peppers. Unripe Habaneros are green, and they color as they mature. Common colors are orange and red, but white, brown, and pink are also seen. Typically a ripe Habanero is 1–2.5” long.

100,000 to 350,000 Scoville units

 

Long Hots (Cayenne) - This is a large version of the very popular cayenne pepper. Long hot's are used fresh or dried to add heat to recipes without drastically changing the flavor.

30,000 to 50,000 Scoville units

   

Finger Hots (Serrano)   The Serranos pepper is a type of chili pepper that originated in the mountainous regions of the Mexican states of Puebla and Hidalgo. Unripe Serranos are green, but the color at maturity varies. Common colors are green, red, brown, orange, or yellow. Serranos are very meaty and thus they do not dry very well. They are generally between 1 and 4 inches long (2.5 to 10 cm) and around ½ inch (1 cm) wide.

10,000 and 35,000 Scoville units

 

Cherry Hots- A very meaty chile pepper that is great to add heat to hot pepper jelly or relish. It can also be stuffed or chopped and used in fresh salsas. In Italy, they are first are pickled in vinegar brine then stuffed with ingredients like provolone  and prosciutto ham. After being stuffed, they are marinated with herbs and olive oil.

0 to 3,500 Scoville units