What Are MiniPeppers?

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Q: Dear Dave,

A company called Master’s Touch is marketing a product called MiniPeppers Piments Miniatures.  They are sweet and very good.  What are they, and are seeds available?

Thanks,

JM

 

A: Hello JM:

They are miniature bell peppers for the produce industry.  Here’s the description of them from www.masterstouch.com:  "In taste testing surveys, 70% of consumers tell us that Master’s Touch® MiniPeppers taste better than regular bell peppers. And taste is what matters most. Through traditional plant breeding and a proprietary seed,  Master’s Touch® developed a small pepper with a sweet taste, good texture and uniform ‘thumb’ size. These virtually seedless, crayon-colored red, yellow and orange assorted MiniPeppers add a surprisingly mild flavor to dishes."  They state that the seeds are proprietary–they may even be a hybrid.  Most probably the seeds are not available to the home gardener.

–Dave

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