Red Cherry chile peppers are botanically known as Capsicum annuum and are a member of the Solanaceae or nightshade family along with potatoes, eggplant and other varieties of peppers. Also known as Hungarian Cherry pepper and Cherry Bomb pepper, the Red Cherry pepper is named as such for its resemblance in size and shape to fruits that share the same name—cherries and cherry tomatoes. The thick flesh of the Red Cherry chile pepper makes them unsuitable for drying. They are most commonly utilized fresh in culinary applications and commercially as a pickled pepper.