jalapenos

Spicy green pods

Jalapenos is the plural of jalapeno, a medium-hot green chile pepper common in Mexican and Tex-Mex cooking.

They're often sliced raw on nachos, pickled as a condiment, or stuffed and fried.

The pepper takes its name from Jalapa, Mexico.

Also spelled jalapeños, with the tilde indicating the Spanish palatal n sound.

heat

spicy

Having strong heat

medium · hot · burn · kick · seeds · membranes · ribs · deseeding · tingle · fire

culinary

peppers

Seasons or bombards repeatedly

guacamole · pico de gallo · hot sauce · chipotle · pickled · stuffed · sliced · diced · roasted · grilled

preservation

pickled

Preserved in acidic solution

  • cannedSealed for preservation
  • jarredShaken or disturbed
  • brineWater saturated with sodium

vinegar · fermented · smoked · dried · chipotle · adobo · shelf-stable · refrigerated · escabeche · preserved

agriculture

cultivation

Fostering growth through care

seedlings · growing · greenhouse · soil · irrigation · Mexico · Texas · New Mexico · green · red

Categories
Opposites
heat/spiciness level

jalapenosbell peppers

Mild hollow vegetables

sweet peppers · banana peppers · pimientos · ghost peppers · poblanos

flavor intensity

jalapenostofu

Coagulated soy milk block

cucumber · iceberg lettuce · lettuce · white rice · plain rice

Phrases
Family

jalapeno

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G