Yellow Hot:

A variety of yellow pepper usually harvested at four to six inches long. Often mistaken for the banana chile, the Yellow Hot or Yellow Wax pepper has a hotter flavor and is a larger size. Also known as a Hungarian Wax pepper or chile, this pepper may have a hot flavor, but typically ranges from medium to hot. It is often served fresh in salads and salsas, or as a pickled appetizer. A similar stuffed food dish known as Chiles Rellenos, uses a milder pepper, such as an Anaheim. But if a more robust flavor is desired, the Yellow Wax chili pepper works well too.

The Yellow Hot chile pepper typically rates between 5,000 to 8,000 Scoville Units.

Learn more about the Scoville heat scale.