- Shishito peppers
- Scientific name: Capsicum annuum
- Classified under: Fruits & Vegetables
- Korean name: 꽈리고추
- Romanized: Kkwarigochu
- Also Romanized as: kwarigochu
- Wikipedia entry for shishito peppers (kkwarigochu)
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Hi Maangchi! Can you give us some recipes for these? I think I’ve had them before as sort of an appetizer at a Korean restaurant in Santiago. They were sweet and grilled, and super delicious!
The recipe that calls for shishito peppers will be posted today! I also used shishito peppers for my salty beef side dish called “jangjorim” https://www.maangchi.com/recipe/jangjorim