TAM Jalapeño

🌶 TAM Jalapeño Pepper

Capsicum annuum

A jalapeño with all the flavor but less of the burn 🌶✨. The TAM Jalapeño was developed by Texas A&M University 🏫🌵 to give growers and cooks the classic jalapeño taste without overwhelming heat. Thick-walled, glossy green pods 📏 (3–4 inches) ripen to deep red ❤️ and are perfect for anyone who loves jalapeños but prefers a gentler kick.

👅 Flavor Profile:
Classic jalapeño flavor — grassy 🌿, slightly smoky 🌫️, and mildly sweet 🍯 — with a mild to moderate heat 🌶 (great for families and versatile cooking).

🍴 Culinary Uses:

• 🧀 Perfect for jalapeño poppers (stuffed + baked or fried)

• 🥗 Slice fresh into nachos, tacos, salads, and salsas

• 🥫 Ideal for pickling into mild jalapeño rings

• 🍔 Grill or roast whole to caramelize sweetness

• 🌮 Add to Tex-Mex dishes without overpowering heat

👨🍳 Chef’s Pitch:
The TAM Jalapeño is the chef’s approachable jalapeño 👨🍳🌶. Reliable size, thick flesh, and balanced flavor make it perfect for stuffing, pickling, and garnishing. It’s the pepper that brings jalapeño personality without blowing out palates — kitchen-friendly and customer-approved.

🌱 Growing Notes:

• 🪴 Vigorous, productive plants

• 📏 Pods 3–4 inches long, thick-walled

• 🎨 Ripen green ➡️ deep red

• ⏱ Early-mid season maturity

🌶 Scoville Heat Units (SHU): 1,000–3,000 (milder than standard jalapeño at 2,500–8,000 SHU)