Jalapeno

Jalapenos have been adopted by other cuisines as well. Many pizza parlors offer pizza prepared with jalapenos as a topping.

Queso Jalapeno rate this term A soft, somewhat elastic-textured Mexican cheese made from cow's milk. It is white in color and has a creamy flavor with a spicy taste from the bits of jalapenos mixed into the cheese.

jalapeno pepper (hal-la-PAY-nyo) - Named after Jalapa, the capital of Veracruz, Mexico, these smooth, dark green (scarlet red when ripe) have a rounded tip and are about 2 inches long and 3/4 to 1 inch in diameter.

Jalapeno chiles or peppers are broad, tapering, thick-fleshed chiles that measure about 2 inches (5 cm) long. The jalapeno is usually dark green, although ripe red ones are occasionally available. It is extremely hot with a distinctively sharp flavor.

Jalapeno or Jalapenos Medium hot chile pepper. jalapeño peppers Jícama: A crunchy, delicious white root, served sliced and sprinkled with lime and chile powder. Langosta: Lobster.

Jalapeno: (hah-lah-PEH-nyoh) Fresh, favorite supermarket pepper in green and red; medium-hot; thick flesh; roast and use as seasoning; chop for fresh and cooked foods.

Thai jalapeno See Thai chile. Turkish pepper Substitutes: Anaheim pepper xcatic chile Substitutes: yellow wax pepper OR guero pepper ...

A smoked jalapeno chile with a distinctive taste sold dried or canned. Advertisement: ...

Chipotle A smoked jalapeno chile with a distinctive taste sold dried or canned.

Chipotle Ripened and smoked jalapeno. Fiery hot with lasting smoky flavor .Chongos Milky desert of curds in syrup and cinnamon. ChorizoSpicy pork and beef sausage.

Chipotle - Ripened and smoked jalapeno. Fiery hot with lasting smoky flavor Chorizo - Spicy pork and beef sausage Churro - Mexican specialty made of a sweet-dough spiral, deep-fried, coated with cinnamon and sugar Chuleta - Chop or cutlet ...

Chipotle A brownish-red hot spice consisting of ground, ripe, and dried jalapenos that has a distinctive hot, smoky, biting, sweet, and meaty flavor.

A hot chile pepper that is smaller and thinner than a jalapeno, but similarly hot. Sesame seed Tiny, shiny, creamy white seeds with a nut-like flavor. Used in baking on breads and rolls, and in seed and oil form in Asian cooking. Shallots ...

Scotch Bonnet Chiles One of the world's hottest peppers, about 30-50 times as hot as a jalapeno. They range in color from green to orange and are about the size of a walnut. Serrano Chiles A hot chile pepper, smaller and thinner than the jalapeno.

Chipotle: Smoked and dried jalapeno chili peppers. Chocolate 101: From the Aztec word xocolatl, meaning "bitter water.

Chipotle - A dried and smoked hot jalapeno pepper Chorizo - A coarsely-ground, flavorful pork sausage Clafoutis - A baked dessert of fruit topped with batter ...

Chipotle A dried, smoked, mature jalapeno. Available dried or canned in adobo sauce, stewed with onions, tomatoes, vinegar and spices ...

This hot Chile is actually a dried, smoked Jalapeno. It has a dark brown skin and a smoky, sweet, almost chocolaty flavor. Chop ...

Not all Mexican dishes are spicy hot (or picante), but some of them are, and there are many different kinds of chile peppers. Some of the most popular are: poblano, serrano, jalapeno, pasilla, ancho, quajillo, negro, mulate, ...

Adobo Sauce A thick, dark red sauce native to Mexico. It's made from ground chiles mixed with spices and vinegar. Canned chipotles (smoked-dried jalapenos) are usually packed in adobo sauce.

Chili/Chile: The fruit of certain types of capsicum peppers (not related to black pepper), used fresh and dry as a seasoning. Chilies come in many types (for example, Jalapeno, serrano, poblano) and varying degrees of spiciness.

Careful not to confuse these sweet peppers with habaneros or Scotch bonnets! Those are among the hottest peppers on the planet. Sweet peppers used in sofrito look more elongated, almost like a red jalapeno.

The most commonly used fresh green chillies are serrano, jalapeno and pohlano. These varieties are all very hot. Dried chillies are very popular and there are numerous varieties available.

Some peppers are sold whole, others are dried and ground, and still others are processed into sauces, such as Jamaica Hell Fire. If you can't get your hands (wash them afterward!) on Scotch bonnets, you can substitute habaneras or jalapenos.

See also: Pepper, Flavor, Cooking, Sauce, Fruit