Norway

Norway’s cool climate restricts pepper production mostly to greenhouses and hobby growers, though a small number of commercial operations supply supermarkets with mild-to-medium chilies. Popular varieties include jalapeño, cayenne, Hungarian wax, bird’s eye chili, and increasingly habanero and Scotch bonnet, all from international seed lines.

There is no significant export; Norway imports large volumes of fresh and dried chilies and hot sauces from Europe and Asia. In cuisine, chilies appear in Tex-Mex, Asian, and Middle Eastern dishes, as well as in spicy versions of fish soups, stews, and pizza. Bird’s eye and Thai chilies are common in wok dishes, while jalapeños top burgers and tacos.

Norwegian-grown chilies tend to be used fresh or pickled, adding crisp, bright heat to otherwise mild Scandinavian fare.