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Farmer's Market Jalapeño
Capsicum annuum

Farmer's Market Jalapeño

Cultivar United States
Scoville Heat Units 3,000
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About this pepper

Farmer's Market Jalapeño, also known as Potato Jalapeño or Potato Skin Pepper, is a Capsicum annuum variety recognised for its extreme corking, which creates a rough, netted skin similar to a potato or cantaloupe. This corking results from natural skin scarring during growth and does not affect flavour.

Pods are larger than standard jalapeños, typically measuring 9 to 10 centimetres long and around 4 centimetres wide. Fruits mature from green to red, with the red stage developing increased sweetness. Walls are thick and juicy, making the pepper well suited to stuffing, salsas, and pickling.

The variety was discovered in the United States by John Fiedler at a farmers' market in Bangor, Maine, and later stabilised and propagated by Christopher Phillips in Michigan. Heat levels are mild, averaging around 3,000 Scoville Heat Units, with a rich, earthy jalapeño flavour.