Wiri Wiri Chile Pepper Powder

Wiri Wiri Chile Pepper Powder combines fruity flavor with intense heat. Use the ground pepper sparingly in soups, stews, marinades and sauces.

Product details

Ingredients:  Wiri Wiri Chile Pepper

Brand:           Savu Birra

Item Form:    Ground

Size options: 1.7 Ounce Bottle, 4.0 Ounce Bottle

Categories:  Chile Peppers and Flavored Sea Salt, Chile Peppers and Paprika

Related Blog Post(s): Meals Using Wiri Wiri Chile Peppers, What is Wiri Wiri Chile Pepper?

Flavor and uses

• The Wiri Wiri Chile Pepper powder has an earthy, fruity, and tangy flavor
• Wiri Wiri Chile Pepper powder is perfect for Caribbean-style cooking
• Wiri Wiri Chile Pepper powder is a convenient way to add depth of flavor and heat to your dishes
• Wiri Wiri Chile Peppers register between 150,000 to 300,000 Scoville Heat Units

Prefer the whole dried format? See Whole Dried Wiri Wiri Chile Pepper.

Quick recipe: Wiri Wiri pineapple salsa

Ingredients: 1 cup finely diced pineapple, 2 tablespoons diced onion, 1 tablespoon lime juice, a tiny pinch of Wiri Wiri powder, and salt to taste.

Method: Mix and rest for 10 minutes. Start with a tiny pinch because Wiri Wiri is hot.

History and growing traditions

Wiri Wiri is a chile grown in Guyana. Guyana's Ministry of Agriculture lists it among locally grown hot-pepper cultivars and reported Wiri Wiri in agricultural exports, showing how a regional pepper reached cooks abroad. Its fruity heat lends itself to pepper sauces, stews, and marinades; add it gradually because a little can have a strong effect.

This product is ground chile, ready to measure into sauces, rubs, and cooked dishes. This history describes the pepper variety, not the verified growing origin of this batch.

Historical background: Guyana's agriculture ministry.