Other Names    Hot cherry, Hungarian cherry, sweet cherry   

Flavor    Sweet or hot, 0 to 4          

Shape    Oblate, cherry type, 0.75 to 1 inches long by 1.25 to 1.5 inches wide   

Color     Medium green to red   

Fresh     Markets and stores  

Dried     Not used dries

Processed   Pickled

Available Cultivars  Bird's eye, Cerise, Cherry Jubilee, Cherry Sweet, Christmas Cherry, Red Giant, Super Sweet, Tom Thumb

This cherry shaped pepper has been around since before Columbus.  The cherry pepper does not dry properly and is used almost entirely as a pickled condiment.