しし唐とう辛がら子し

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Meanings

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shishito pepper; small sweet green pepper

A small, mild Japanese pepper, often grilled or pan-fried and served as a snack or side dish. Occasionally one in ten is spicy.

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I pan-fried shishito peppers in oil and ate them with soy sauce.

このしし唐とう辛がら子しは全ぜん然ぜん辛からくない。

These shishito peppers are not spicy at all.

ピーマン
Bell pepper; larger, thicker-fleshed, and always mild. Shishito are smaller, thinner-skinned, and occasionally spicy.
唐とう辛がら子し
Generic chili pepper; usually spicy. Shishito is a specific mild cultivar.

しし唐とう辛がら子し
Standard mixed kanji-kana spelling.
獅し子し唐とう辛がら子し
Full kanji spelling; less common but still seen.
獅し子し唐とう芥子がらし
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form using 芥子 for がらし.
シシトウガラシ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling; used especially in culinary contexts or for emphasis.

The name likely derives from the shape of the pepper resembling a lion's head (獅子, shishi), though the exact origin is uncertain.