Uploaded September 2018 | Updated September 2026, 18 hours ago
We trialed the Japanese pepper variety Fushimi this season. Fushimi pepper is a long pointed sweet pepper typically used for frying and tempura. It is very similar to another Japanese variety called Shishito, which we also grow, and have reviewed in another video. All in all, Fushimi is an OK pepper, but is really not worth growing if you already are growing Shishito. It is later, less productive, harder to use as a quick seared hors d'oeuvre the way we love to with Shishito, and the peppers themselves seem more prone to rots, and defects. Possible use for this pepper that might be worth exploring is as a dedicated pickling pepper. Also, the strain we purchased was a hot pepper when red ripe, which is inconsistent with the descriptions of Fushimi we have read, which consistently describe it as a sweet pepper. So at least some strains of Fushimi are hot.
We trialed the Japanese pepper variety Fushimi this season. Fushimi pepper is a long pointed sweet pepper typically used for frying and tempura. It is very similar to another Japanese variety called Shishito, which we also grow, and have reviewed in another video. All in all, Fushimi is an OK pepper, but is really not worth growing if you already are growing Shishito. It is later, less productive, harder to use as a quick seared hors d'oeuvre the way we love to with Shishito, and the peppers themselves seem more prone to rots, and defects. Possible use for this pepper that might be worth exploring is as a dedicated pickling pepper. Also, the strain we purchased was a hot pepper when red ripe, which is inconsistent with the descriptions of Fushimi we have read, which consistently describe it as a sweet pepper. So at least some strains of Fushimi are hot.
