Hot.
Scoville Heat Units: 70,000 – 100,000
Also known as Chile pequeno, piquen, amash,
amomo, bird, bravo, chilillo, chilipiquin,
chilpaya, chilpequin, chiltipiquin, del monte,
huarahuao. |
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Wild chiltepins originated in the Sonoran area of Mexico, where
they grow between the desert and mountains under large,
protective trees. They are hard to find and pick and
are so are somewhat expensive.
They are green maturing to bright red
or red-orange and are brownish-red when dried. Pequins
have a sweet, smoky flavor and produce a lot of heat.
They're small but they pack a punch. |
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Birds love them, hence their nickname 'bird
pepper'. It is is believed that the birds
are how the pepper was spread throughout the
Southwest.
Used mainly for liquid hot-pepper seasoning,
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