fried in a light tempura-style batter and drizzled with sweet/chili/garlic sauce is my fave. And yes some are hotter than others.

Shishito peppers were developed in Japan. Many of the YouTube videos show them being blistered in cast iron pans, but I wondered how the Japanese blistered them. I didn’t think that cast iron pans were a traditional Japanese utensil, despite the fact that I use a Japanese cast iron pan myself. I thought it was made for export to the American market.



I searched the web to find actual Japanese instructions for blistering these peppers. Here’s the only one I found that appears to be authentic:

https://norecipes.com/blistered-shishito-peppers/

And, by George, it DOES suggest use of a cast iron pan.

An interesting thing in the article: it says NO oil in the pan while the peppers are being blistered. Oil should be added later (so your seasoning will adhere), it says.

Further down, there’s other interesting info in the article, including this:

How do you pronounce "Shishito"?
Shi-shi-to has three syllables, and each one is pronounced as follows:

shi like sheet

shi like sheet

to like toad

Yeah, “toad”, it says.

I need to find some of these.
The wife hates anything spicey but I enjoy a bit of heat.
I especially like Hatch when available.
Also I have a couple Jalepeno plants of my own.

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Originally posted by Pipe Smoker:

How do you pronounce "Shishito"?
Shi-shi-to has three syllables, and each one is pronounced as follows:

shi like sheet

shi like sheet

to like toad

Yeah, “toad”, it says.

I’ve always pronounced it as “Shee-Shee-Toe”

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Originally posted by PASig:

How do you pronounce "Shishito"?

I’ve always pronounced it as “Shee-Shee-Toe”

Which syllable gets the accent?

I ordered some. They came in last night and I tried them. Good!

RMD

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Originally posted by V-Tail:

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Originally posted by PASig:

How do you pronounce "Shishito"?

I’ve always pronounced it as “Shee-Shee-Toe”

Which syllable gets the accent?

Here’s a spoken example by a Japanese male:

https://forvo.com/word/shishito/

But I’m hearing “tow” rather than “toad”. Maybe he’s from southern Japan.

Thank you PASig for telling me about New Realm. The Shishito peppers were delicious.

As per the OP I found a bag at Jungle Jims, a local grocer.
Watched utube how to blister and cook them, loved them, never found them at any store since.
Ordered a pack of seeds online, just got my first harvest. A little small but delicious.
About 20 but didn't have a hot one.
Thanks PASig, I'll plant them every year.
I still have a bunch of seeds, would they be good for next year?

If you're growing your own and their fresh from the farm, you can probably eat them raw too.

I really like raw shisito dipped in ssamjyang or kochujang (korean miso based pastes). It goes nicely with korean bbq kalbi/bulgogi or japanese buta kakuni (simmered pork belly) or even a steak. And a nice bowl of japanese short grain rice.