What is Piri piri?
{{Infobox cultivar | name = Peri-Peri | image = African_red_devil_peppers.jpg | image_caption = Peri-peri peppers (ripe red and unripe green) | genus = ''[[Capsicum]]'' | species = ''[[Capsicum frutescens]]'' | cultivar = Pili pili | module = {{Infobox pepper | embed=yes | heat=Very hot | scoville = 50,000–175,000 }} | origin = [[Portuguese Empire]] }} '''Piri piri'''<ref>{{Cite web|last=S.A|first=Priberam Informática|title=Consulte o significado / definição de piripiri no Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa, o dicionário online de português contemporâneo.|url=https://dicionario.priberam.org/piripiri|access-date=2020-12-10|website=dicionario.priberam.org|language=pt-br}}</ref> is a [[cultivar]] of ''[[Capsicum frutescens]]'' from the [[malagueta pepper]]. It was originally produced in the [[Portuguese Empire]]. <ref>{{Cite web|title=It turns out you were learning to love peri-peri long before we ever had Nando's|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/nandos-peri-peri-chicken-origin-rise-popularity-spice-levels-uk-restaurant-a7846706.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220525/http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/nandos-peri-peri-chicken-origin-rise-popularity-spice-levels-uk-restaurant-a7846706.html |archive-date=25 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|date=2017-07-18|website=The Independent|language=en|access-date=2020-05-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=History of Piri Piri Chicken|url=https://foodfuntravel.com/history-of-piri-piri-chicken/|date=2020-01-13|website=Food Fun Travel Blog|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-07}}</ref> It spread to other Portuguese places. == Plant characteristics == [[File:Pili-pili.JPG|thumb|Dried piri piri chilis]] Plants are usually very bushy and grow in height to {{convert|45|–|120|cm|abbr=on}} with leaves {{convert|4|–|7|cm|in|frac=2|abbr=on}} long and {{convert|1.3|–|1.5|cm|in|frac=16|abbr=on}} wide. The fruits are generally [[Taper|tapered]] to a blunt point and measure up to {{convert|2|–|3|cm|in|f