Chipotle Meco

Chipotle Meco Guide: Heat, Flavor, Uses

What are chipotle meco peppers? Chipotle meco peppers (also known as chipotle tipico) are a type of smoked, dried jalapeño. After being allowed to ripen to a bright red, these peppers are smoked for a longer period than their more common counterpart, the chipotle morita. …

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Morita pepper

Morita Pepper Guide: Heat, Flavor, Uses

What are morita peppers? Morita peppers (or chipotle morita) are a type of chipotle pepper, originating from Mexico. They belong to the Capsicum annuum species, which includes a wide variety of peppers such as bell peppers, jalapeños, and cayenne peppers. Morita peppers are ripened red …

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Dried ñora peppers

Ñora Pepper Guide: Heat, Flavor, Uses

What are ñora peppers? Ñora peppers (or nora peppers), also known as Spanish red bell peppers, are a variety of Capsicum annuum with a mild Scoville heat range (roughly 500 to 1,000 Scoville heat units.) They are predominantly grown in the regions of Murcia and …

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Loco Pepper

Loco Pepper Guide: Heat, Flavor, Uses

What are Loco Peppers? Loco peppers are a variety of ornamental peppers that are popular for their vibrant colors (a mix of purple, red, orange, and yellow) and rounded shape. These colorful chilies are perfect for adding flare to your garden landscaping and work well …

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Sedona Sun peppers on the vine

Sedona Sun Pepper Guide: Heat, Flavor, Uses

What are Sedona Sun peppers? Sedona Sun peppers are a vibrant and eye-catching variety of ornamental pepper known for their stunning coloration. Unlike many ornamentals, these chilies are mild, ranging from no heat to a mere 1,000 Scoville heat units. Their small, cone-shaped fruits start …

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Facing Heaven Pepper

Facing Heaven Pepper Guide: Heat, Flavor, Uses

What are Facing Heaven peppers? Facing Heaven peppers, also known as Chao Tian Jiao in Chinese, are a type of chili pepper commonly used in Sichuan cuisine. These peppers are small, round, and have a unique shape where the tip of the pepper points upwards, …

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Count Dracula pepper

Count Dracula Pepper Guide: Heat, Flavor, Uses

What are Count Dracula peppers? Some chili peppers do colorful against the grain. That’s the story for the Count Dracula pepper. It doesn’t do the bright greens, oranges, and yellows of many popular ornamental peppers. Instead, it sets a darkly dramatic, Gothic scene of blacks, …

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7 Pot Brain Strain

7 Pot Brain Strain Guide: Heat, Flavor, Uses

What are 7 Pot Brain Strain peppers? 7 Pot peppers are known for their wicked heat, and the 7 Pot Brain Strain is no exception. This is a scorching hot pepper (1,000,000 to 1,350,000 Scoville heat units), with a fruity, slightly smoky flavor lurking behind …

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Black Cobra Pepper

Black Cobra Pepper Guide: Heat, Flavor, Uses

What are Black Cobra peppers? The Black Cobra pepper (a.k.a. Goat’s Weed pepper) certainly announces itself with presence. Growing straight up in green, black, and red from leaves covered in fine silvery hair, the chili certainly has a dramatic presence perfect for ornamental use. They …

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Bhut Jolokia Chocolate

Bhut Jolokia Chocolate Guide: Heat, Flavor, Uses

What is the Bhut Jolokia Chocolate? The infamous ghost pepper is a devil of a chili: A slightly sweet super-hot chili pepper with a deceiving slow burn. And its cousin Bhut Jolokia Chocolate (a.k.a. ghost pepper chocolate) follows suit with plenty of super-hot heat (800,000 …

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