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Generic Italian name for hot chili peppers, specifically the cultivars of the species Capsicum annuum and Capsicum frutescens. Peperone crusco: Sweet Italy 0 SHU: Italian name for crispy pepper, a dry and sweet variety of capsicum annuum typical of the Basilicata region. Pequin: Small Hot Mexico 100,000–140,000 SHU: Also spelled piquín ...
The Scoville scale is a measurement of pungency (spiciness or "heat") of chili peppers and other substances, recorded in Scoville heat units (SHU). It is based on the concentration of capsaicinoids , among which capsaicin is the predominant component.
The poblano (Capsicum annuum) is a mild chili pepper originating in Puebla, Mexico. Dried, it is called ancho or chile ancho, from the Spanish word ancho (wide). [3] [4] Stuffed fresh and roasted, it is popular in chiles rellenos poblanos. While poblanos tend to have a mild flavor, occasionally and unpredictably they can have significant heat.
Scoville scale: 500–3,000 [1] [2] [3] SHU: The Big Jim pepper is a New Mexico chile pepper cultivar of the species Capsicum annuum with a Scoville rating of mild.
The serrano pepper (Capsicum annuum) is a type of chili pepper that originated in the mountainous regions of the Mexican states of Puebla and Hidalgo. [1] The Scoville rating of the serrano pepper is 10,000 to 25,000. [2] The name of the pepper is a reference to the mountains of these regions. [1] The pepper is commonly used to make hot sauces ...
Barker's Hot The 'Barker's Hot' chile pepper is an exceptionally hot chile of the New Mexico pod type. The peppers ripen from green to red, with the red fruits being hotter than the green ones. [83] 5–7 inches (13–18 cm) New Mexican 15,000 ~ 30,000 Bailey Piquin Heat level similar to habanero peppers.
The mulato pepper is one of the two dried varieties of the poblano pepper. [1] Mulatos are dried fully mature poblanos, whereas poblanos that are harvested early and dried are called ancho peppers. The mulato is flat and wrinkled, and is always brownish-black in color. The average length and width of the mulato is 10 cm and 5 cm, respectively.
The problem I'm having to reconcil, is that New Mexico Chile Peppers are typically much hotter (say 4000-5000) than Anaheim Chile Peppers, (250-500) and in particular, Anaheim Chile Peppers are described as being less hot than Poblanos. New Mexico Chile Peppers are typically much hotter than Poblanos.