Guam Boonies
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- Origin
- Guam
- Scoville Heat Units
- 50 000 - 100 000 SHU
- Flavor
- Fruity
- Color
- Orange-red
- Shape
- Small and round
Description
The Guam Boonie pepper is a small but intensely hot wild chili native to the island of Guam and surrounding Pacific islands, where it grows semi-wild in jungles and rural areas. Its tiny, round pods ripen from green through orange to red with a fruity, tropical heat deeply integral to Chamorro cuisine. Used fresh or fermented in finadene sauce — the iconic Guam condiment — the Boonie pepper is a defining flavor of the island's food culture.