Description
Chilli Name: ZANZIBAR
Chilli Species: Frutescens
Chilli Origin: Tanzania
Chilli Heat: Hot
ZANZIBAR
Zanzibar chilli hails from the spice-rich islands off the coast of Tanzania, where Indian Ocean trade routes helped shape a unique chilli tradition. Likely an annuum or frutescens variety, it grows vigorously in hot, humid conditions and produces slender, red pods with a clean, sharp hot heat.
Used in coastal Swahili cuisine, Zanzibar chillies are perfect for seafood dishes, coconut-based stews, and spicy pastes like pilipili. The plants handle high rainfall and tropical conditions well, offering good disease resistance. A gem for growers interested in East African flavours and climates.