Chaotian Chili Peppers

Chaotian chili peppers (Chōten rā jao) are a representative chili pepper essential to Sichuan cuisine, primarily grown in China's Sichuan and Guizhou provinces.
The name Chaotian comes from the fact that the peppers grow pointing upwards towards the sky (heaven) where the sun is.

Unlike Japanese Taka no Tsume (hawk's claw chili), they have a cute, plump shape, resembling a rounded, slightly thicker paprika or a Chinese lantern fruit. They are also known by the nickname lantern chili pepper.

Gorgeous and Strong Aroma: They possess not only spiciness but also a fruity, exceptionally gorgeous, and excellent aroma (flavor). They play a significant role in flavoring dishes.

Clean and Refined Spiciness: The Scoville heat unit (a measure of spiciness) of the chili pepper itself is around 20,000, which is milder on paper compared to Japanese Taka no Tsume (around 50,000). However, when dried and cooked whole with the seeds, a solid, strong spiciness can be felt.

To bring out the umami and aroma, they are mainly used in cooking in their dried whole or coarsely ground (powdered) state.

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3-inch pot seedling