kafsi: from the Latin name of the species Capsicum and the substance capsaicine.
hafnarakafsi: habanero chili
Þrenningareysk sporðdrekapipar Böðka T's: Trinidad Scorpian Butch T chili (the current world's hottest chili pepper)
piparkerti: the form of the hot peppers is mostly candle-like (think of 'grýlukerti'), unlike their heatless relatives, the bell-peppers, which were named after their bell-shape. The word 'kerti' applies to the 'hotness' of the fruit and the shape.
Surtsblóð, eldpipardropar: Tabasco sauce.
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