Manganji Togarashi was produced as a crossbreed of Fushimi Togarashi pepper and a large introduced specie of California Wonder pepper at Maizuru City at the end of the Taisho era, and it was named after the Manganji district where it was produced.
万願寺とうがらしとは大正末期に伏見とうがらしと、外国系大型とうがらしであるカリフォルニア・ワンダーの交雑種として舞鶴市の地で生まれ、同市内の万願寺地区で作られていたものでこの名が付いた。