Tabasco pepper is a variety of chili pepper from the species capsicum frutescens. Like all C. Frutescens cultivars, the tabasco plant has a typical bushy growth, which makes commercial cultivation stronger. The tapered fruits, around 4 cm long, are initially pale yellowish-green and turn yellow and orange before ripening to bright red. Tabascos rate from 30,000 to 50,000 SHU and are the only variety of chili pepper whose fruits are “juicy” (I.E. They are not dry on the inside).

Unlike most chills, tabasco fruits grow up, rather than hanging down from their stems. The peppers are named after the Mexican state of Tabasco. Is grown in Central and South America, where the weather and the availability of more farmland allow a more predictable and larger year-round supply of peppers. This also helps to ensure the supply of peppers, should something happen to the crop in a particular location.