Utri

Utri is a Hungarian-type Capsicum annuum heirloom associated with the Utrie family and Rose Utrie, and live seed catalogues state that it was brought from Hungary to the United States in 1909. In current circulation it is treated as a family-carried pepper rather than a modern commercial hybrid, and it continues to be sold through heirloom and speciality pepper sellers under the simple name Utri.

The plant is described as highly productive and relatively compact, with green stems, green leaves, white flowers, and a plant height of about 45.5 cm in one current seed listing, while a recent grower review describes plants around 91.5 to 122 cm tall under garden conditions. The pods are described as Hungarian type fruit that ripen from light green to dark green and then red, with an upright habit noted in one live seller description. Live catalogue text repeatedly describes the fruit as tapered, productive, and well suited to repeated harvest.

Its culinary identity is strongly tied to fresh use, cooking, drying, stuffing, and paprika making. Multiple live sources describe Utri as a pepper that works especially well when dried and ground, and one grower-focused sauce post highlights its flavour as the reason for using it in hot sauce. The same current sources describe it as a useful kitchen pepper with a mild to medium-hot bite, and catalogue descriptions note that the perceived heat changes depending on how much of the inner ribbing is left in the pod after cleaning.

A major factual conflict affects the heat field. One live catalogue source places Utri in the 3000 to 6000 SHU range, while another live chilli reference lists it at 25000 to 30000 SHU. Other current seller descriptions frame it more broadly as mild, mild-to-medium, or a bit less hot than a jalapeño when the inner ribs remain, so the line is consistently treated as a moderately pungent Hungarian pepper rather than an extremely hot type.