chile
Spicy cooking ingredient
Chile is a hot pepper of the genus Capsicum, ranging from mild to extremely fiery.
The spelling distinguishes it from chili (the stew) in some usage, though the terms overlap.
Chile peppers are fundamental to Mexican, Southwestern, and many Asian cuisines: roasted green chiles, dried red chile pods.
Chile powder is ground dried peppers, distinct from chili powder which includes other spices. (Capitalized Chile is the South American country.)
Mild-to-medium Mexican pepper
- habaneroExtremely pungent chili variety
- serranoSmall hot Mexican pepper
- poblanoMild Mexican chili pepper
- cayennePungent red spice
ancho · guajillo · pasilla · ghost · cascabel · Anaheim · Fresno · Thai
jalapeño
Mild-to-medium Mexican pepper
- habaneroExtremely pungent chili variety
- serranoSmall hot Mexican pepper
- poblanoMild Mexican chili pepper
cayenne · ancho · guajillo · pasilla · ghost · cascabel · Anaheim · Fresno · Thai · spicy
capsaicin
Chili heat compound
- ScovilleCapsaicin intensity measurement
- pungentSharply strong-smelling
- fieryIntensely hot or passionate
burning · hot · picante · piquant · spiciness · kick · bite · tingle · endorphins · mild
roasting
Cooking with dry heat
seasonal · crop · field · greenhouse · cultivation · yield · fresh · dried · smoked · canning
- South American Countries
- Hispano Heritageadobe, luminarias, posole, tamales, sopapillas
- Nahuatl wordsaxolotl, macuahuitl, metate, Nahuatl, achiote
- Mexican ingredientsnopal, nopales, tomatillo, masa, poblano
- New MexicoSanta Fe, Albuquerque, Taos, adobe, White Sands
- Santa FeSanta Fe, Santa Fe Trail, Santa Fe style, art market, historic district
chilebell pepper
Mild, hollow pod vegetable
sweet pepper · pimiento · pimento · banana pepper · cubanelle
chilebland
Lacking distinctive qualities
bland food · plain · plain rice · mild · unseasoned
- chili powderGround dried pepper blend
- chili pepperPungent capsicum fruit
- chili dogFrankfurter with spiced topping
- chili oilPepper-steeped fat
- chili sauceSpicy pepper condiment
- chili con carneSpiced meat stew
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