Know your Rocoto Pepper

While Rocoto peppers look somewhat like bell peppers, it can be dangerous to get the two mixed up.

While bell peppers aren’t hot at all, the Rocoto pepper is extremely hot.

Between 100,000 and 250,000 on the Scoville Heat Index, this pepper is about the size of a bell pepper but is rounder and is typically only red or green.

Some people use this pepper to make very spicy sauces.