serrano
Salsa verde heat
Serrano refers to a type of small, hot chile pepper commonly used in Mexican cuisine, typically green but ripening to red: The salsa gets its heat from fresh serranos.
The word is Spanish for "of the mountains" or "highlander," reflecting where these peppers were traditionally grown.
Serrano ham is a dry-cured Spanish ham, also named for its mountain origins.
Pepper plant or fruit
- jalapeñoMild-to-medium Mexican pepper
- habaneroExtremely pungent chili variety
- cayennePungent red spice
- chiliCapsicum pod or stew
pungent · green · salsa · pico de gallo · hot sauce · cured · smoked · dried
Spain's southernmost autonomous community
- SpainIberian Peninsula country
- GranadaAndalusian city with Moorish palace
- CórdobaSpanish and Argentine city
- SevilleAndalusia's capital city
Málaga · Cadiz · Iberian · province · flamenco · olive · sherry · gazpacho
Chili heat compound
- heatTransferred thermal energy
- piquantPleasingly sharp-tasting
- zestyLively in flavor
- burningCombustion in progress
fire · kick · peppery · bite · tingle · sweat · endorphin · tolerance
capsicum
Pepper plant or fruit
- jalapeñoMild-to-medium Mexican pepper
- habaneroExtremely pungent chili variety
- cayennePungent red spice
chili · pungent · green · salsa · pico de gallo · hot sauce · cured · smoked · dried · fresh
Andalusia
Spain's southernmost autonomous community
- SpainIberian Peninsula country
- GranadaAndalusian city with Moorish palace
- CórdobaSpanish and Argentine city
Seville · Málaga · Cadiz · Iberian · province · flamenco · olive · sherry · gazpacho · tapas
capsaicin
Chili heat compound
burning · fire · kick · peppery · bite · tingle · sweat · endorphin · tolerance · raw
Spain
Iberian Peninsula country
- curedRestored to health
- dry-agedMeat matured in open air
- prosciuttoUncooked cured Italian ham
charcuterie · tapa · manchego · chorizo · dehesa · sliced · aged · salted · bodega · curing
range
Extent of variation
- cordilleraLinked mountain ranges
- peakUtmost height attained
- ridgeNarrow raised strip
elevation · alpine · terrain · foothills · summit · highland · slope · valley · escarpment · massif
- produceapples, oranges, tomato, tomatoes, cucumber
- chili peppersjalapeno, chili pepper, habanero, cayenne, poblano
- comida hispanicatacos, paella, tortilla, empanadas, frijoles
- Mexican ingredientsnopal, nopales, tomatillo, masa, poblano
- Pepperblack pepper, white pepper, green pepper, red pepper, bell pepper
- peppersbell pepper, green bell pepper, chili pepper, red bell pepper, jalapeño
serranobell pepper
Mild, hollow pod vegetable
sweet pepper · pimiento · banana pepper · pepperoncini · shishito
- serrated knifeBlade with toothy edge
- serrated leavesFoliage with pointed margins
- serrated edgeNotched cutting surface
- serrated teethNotched dental edges
- serrated bladeCutting tool with teeth
- serrano hamSpanish dry-cured ham