‘Chinese 5 Colour’ starts off purple, turning red, yellow, and orange before ripening as a cream-coloured pepper. These peppers are sweet, hot and spicy, and can be used at any stage. Shishito’.

Great pots of smoky purple chilli plants in three varieties - 'Orozco', 'Filius Blue' and 'Tricolour Variegata' - give a fabulous jungly effect. There’s a massive broad-leaved courgette ...

Even chilli powder is rarely made from 100% dried and ground chilli peppers. Advertisement. ... whether on its own or with meat like chicken, sweeter purple varieties might be best.