Biquinho Red Pepper (Capsicum chinense) is a delightful Brazilian heirloom celebrated for its tiny teardrop-shaped fruits, vibrant red color, crisp texture, and exceptionally sweet, fruity flavor. Despite belonging to the same species as habanero peppers, Biquinho Red is remarkably mild, offering only a trace of warmth that allows its refreshing, slightly smoky sweetness to shine. Its attractive appearance and unique flavor make it one of the most charming peppers for the Salad Garden.

Freshly picked Biquinho Red peppers bring brilliant color and bite-sized sweetness to homemade salads. The small fruits are perfect served whole or halved, blending beautifully with Iceberg, Red Sails, Salad Bowl, Tom Thumb, arugula, Mâche, cucumbers, tomatoes, shredded carrots, sweet onions, radishes, and freshly snipped chives. Their crisp texture and fruity flavor also make them outstanding additions to vegetable platters, pasta salads, fresh salsas, and gourmet appetizers. Harvest a handful just before serving for salads that are as colorful as they are flavorful.

Biquinho Red thrives in fertile, well-drained soil with full sun and consistent moisture. Compact, highly productive plants become covered with dozens of attractive pendant fruits that ripen from green to brilliant red over an extended season. Their naturally compact growth makes them excellent candidates for raised beds, decorative vegetable gardens, and patio containers, where they continue producing fresh peppers from midsummer until frost.

Beyond fresh salads, Biquinho Red is exceptional for pickling, garnishing charcuterie boards, roasting, snacking, and adding colorful accents to countless recipes. Its unique combination of ornamental beauty, dependable productivity, and sweet, mild flavor makes it one of the most rewarding peppers for gardeners who enjoy harvesting fresh, eye-catching ingredients that are every bit as delicious as they are beautiful.

Specifications

• Botanical Name: Capsicum chinense
• Common Name: Biquinho Red Pepper
• Plant Type: Warm-season annual vegetable
• Days to Harvest: 85–95 days
• Fruit Size: 1–1½ inches
• Fruit Color: Brilliant red at maturity
• Light: Full sun
• Soil: Fertile, well-drained soil rich in organic matter
• Water Needs: Moderate; prefers evenly moist soil
• Flavor Profile: Sweet, fruity, crisp, with only a hint of mild warmth
• Heat Level: Very mild (typically 500–1,000 Scoville Heat Units)
• Harvest Method: Pick fully red fruits regularly to encourage continued production
• Container Friendly: Excellent
• Uses: Fresh salads, vegetable platters, fresh salsa, pickling, snacking, garnishes, charcuterie boards, roasting

Seedman Notes

Biquinho Red Pepper is one of the most attractive peppers you can grow for a Salad Garden, producing abundant crops of jewel-like fruits that add sweetness, color, and crisp texture to every harvest. Combined with fresh lettuces, cucumbers, tomatoes, carrots, sweet onions, and herbs, these delightful little peppers create gourmet-quality salads with an unmistakable touch of Brazilian flavor and charm.