Biquinho Red
Mild Heat
Biquinho Red peppers are native to Brazil and produce heavy yields of small, 1-inch fruit shaped like inverted teardrops. Their crisp, mellow flavor is sweet, fruity, and lightly smoky, with a habanero-like taste of fruitiness, which is rare in a mild pepper. Common in Brazilian cuisine, they are essential in preparing authentic Brazilian dishes such as feijoada, picadinho, and vatapá. Enjoy them fresh in salads, as a garnish, cooked into soups or stir-fries, or infused into pepper oil. Also known as “Little Beak” and “Sweety Drops.” Heirloom.
Heat level: 500 - 1,000 SHU
Plant height: 18 - 24 inches
Harvest: 90 - 100 days from transplant
25 seeds
Did you know? Humidity can reduce the viability of pepper seeds over time, causing seeds to stagnate. That’s why every seed pack includes a silica gel packet to help keep the seeds dry and fresh. To save seeds for next year, place the seed packet and silica gel packet together in a quart-size freezer bag, seal it, and store it in the refrigerator. Do not freeze.
Share your pepper photos or favorite pepper recipe—and get free seeds!
Pepper photos: Please use photos on the Pequin pepper page as a guide. Submit one photo of your plant bearing fruit and another showing the pepper(s) in your hand. In return, you may choose any three seed varieties currently in stock. Exclusions apply.
Recipes: Submit your favorite pepper-dish recipe along with a photo of the finished dish and choose any three seed varieties currently in stock. Submit an authentic ethnic recipe to receive five seed packs. Exclusions apply.
Please send to: hotheadseedco@gmail.com
Share your pepper photos or favorite pepper recipe—and get free seeds!
Pepper photos: Please use photos on the Pequin pepper page as a guide. Submit one photo of your plant bearing fruit and another showing the pepper(s) in your hand. In return, you may choose any three seed varieties currently in stock. Exclusions apply.
Recipes: Submit your favorite pepper-dish recipe along with a photo of the finished dish and choose any three seed varieties currently in stock. Submit an authentic ethnic recipe to receive five seed packs. Exclusions apply.
Please send to: hotheadseedco@gmail.com