All peppers will turn red eventually. Certain peppers like Italian pepperoncini are usually harvested when still green or immature.

Yep, the pepperoncini will turn red when ripe. Makes for a good dried pepper for salads or pizzas. The peppers are usually pickled green so that they are firmer and keep their integrity through the canning process.

Josh

On the bright side, unless you have a hybrid variety, you now have viable seeds to plant / trade. :-)

OH! thanks for the idea Josh, I never though of letting them ripen then drying them, I've always just picked them green. Now something new to try this year, it sounds good. :-)
Pam

I just picked some Red and Green ones. Red ones tasted good, sweet and a little tangy. Green ones tasted raw, Un-done. Both I tried just after I rinsed them off with cold water.

Red ones I saved the seeds as they looked healthy and mature. seeds from the Green ones almost like liked the seeds where not "ripe".

Bill

Bill, soak some of those unripe green pods in a jar of pepperoncini brine. Even overnight is enough to give an idea of how they'll taste with some time.

Josh