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Our hot pepper list covers 160+ chilies, bringing the famous Scoville scale to life. To learn more about a chili pepper: Click on the row for Fast Facts or click on the pepper’s name to view our full profile on the chili. Filter by use case (culinary/ornamental), flavors, and place of origin.
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- Shishito. All the trendy restaurants have shishitos on their menus (and their grills), because these little guys are so snackable and delicious. How They Look: They’re fairly small, about one to two inches, and bright green.
- Poblano. Poblanos are similar to a green bell pepper, but are slightly more flavorful and spicy. They’re are also known as ancho chiles when ripened and dried, and can be found dried in whole or ground into a powder.
- Hatch Chile. You’ll hear buzz about these chiles during peak season from mid-August to the end of September. They can be used similarly to a poblano or anaheim chile, and are native to New Mexico.
- Fresno. Fresnos were developed in the United States as a cross-breed of two chile peppers, but these slightly spicy chiles can be a little hard to find at your local store.
- Pepper X. 2,690,000. 512 times hotter. Pepper X is renowned for its extraordinary heat, currently holding the title as the world’s hottest pepper.
- Carolina Reaper. 1,900,000. 362 times hotter. The Carolina Reaper is also developed by the PuckerButt Pepper Company under the stewardship of Ed Currie.
- Komodo Dragon. 1,900,000. 362 times hotter. The Komodo Dragon pepper is a fiery chili hailing from the United Kingdom.
- Trinidad Moruga Scorpion. 1,600,000. 305 times hotter. The Trinidad Moruga Scorpion originates from the district of Moruga in Trinidad and Tobago.
Tocopilla is a city and commune in the Antofagasta Region, in the north of Chile. It is the capital of the province that bears the same name . Every year Tocopilla celebrates its anniversary on 29 September with a big show the day before, which includes a parade down in the main street of the city, food and a fireworks display at midnight.
- Anaheim Chiles. Let’s walk on the mild side first. After all, some may like their chiles hot but there’s also a time and place for milder varieties like Anaheim chiles.
- Bhut Jolokia Chiles. Would you dare to try one of the hottest chiles on the planet? The rockstar of the chile world, this chile is so insanely hot you must handle them with rubber gloves.
- Red Fresno Chiles. A doppelganger of the common jalapeno chile, Red Fresno Chiles are easily mistaken for red jalapenos. However, look a little closer and you’ll notice they’re wider with thinner walls.
- Habanero Chiles. This lantern-shaped chile may look adorable but don’t be fooled by its petite appearance. Habaneros are still one of the hotter varieties in the chile world.
Apr 7, 2020 · Capsicum Annuum. Pasilla (chile pasilla) or “little raisin” properly refers to the dried chilaca pepper, a popular Mexican chili pepper. The chilaca pepper, when fresh, is also known as pasilla bajio, or as the chile negro or “Mexican negro” because, while it starts off dark green, it ends up dark brown in color.
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May 25, 2024 · Chiltepin peppers are often red or orange-red in color, measuring less than 1/2 inch in diameter, but they pack a powerful punch in terms of heat, rating between 50,000 to 100,000 on the Scoville scale. That equals Thai peppers in terms of heat and reaches (at their height) habanero level heat.
