If you’ve ever dined at a Japanese restaurant, you might have come across a dish of small green peppers called blistered shishito peppers. These peppers are mild in flavor, but they can add a unique and slightly smoky taste to a dish. In recent years, shishito peppers have become increasingly popular in North America as a snack, appetizer, or side dish. Shishito peppers are small, slender peppers that are about 3 to 4 inches long. They are usually green, but some may turn red when fully ripe. These peppers are relatively mild in heat, with a Scoville rating of 50-200,…
