shishito pepper
A small, mild green pepper often grilled or pan-fried and served as a snack or side dish. Abbreviation of 獅子唐辛子.
See also: しし唐辛子 (ししとうがらし)
I pan-fried shishito peppers and put soy sauce on them.
These shishito peppers aren't spicy, so even kids can eat them.
Chili pepper in general; usually much spicier than shishito.
shishito pepper; small sweet green pepper
Katakana spelling, often used in menus or product labels.
Rare kanji spelling; learners will almost always encounter the kana form.
Very rare full kanji spelling; the word is an abbreviation of 獅子唐辛子.
Abbreviation of 獅子唐辛子 (ししとうがらし), literally 'lion tangara pepper'. The exact origin of the 'lion' association is uncertain.