swap_horiz Ancho Chile Alternatives

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Guajillo Chili

Guajillo chili is the dried form of the mirasol pepper, a variety of Capsicum annuum used widely in Mexican cooking. It...

Mexican Fruity Salsa Dried Chili

9.05 Excellent

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Aji Amarillo

Aji amarillo is a yellow-orange chili pepper belonging to the Capsicum baccatum species, native to Peru and widely culti...

Savory Yellow Fruity Peruvian

9.04 Excellent

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Smoked Paprika

Smoked paprika, known as Pimentón de la Vera, is a spice made from Capsicum annuum peppers that are dried over smolderin...

Spanish Savory Smoky Chile

8.80 Great

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Guajillo Chile

The Guajillo chile is a dried form of the mirasol pepper, belonging to the Capsicum annuum species. It is a staple ingre...

Mexican Tangy Mole Dried

8.80 Great

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Habanero

The habanero is a hot variety of the chili pepper species *Capsicum chinense*, historically associated with Mexico's Yuc...

Savory Mexican Fruity Chile

8.76 Great

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Aleppo Pepper

Aleppo pepper is a spice derived from semi-dried and coarsely ground Capsicum annuum chilies, traditionally cultivated i...

Fruity Middle Eastern Syrian Capsicum

8.70 Great

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Urfa Biber

Urfa biber is a distinctive Turkish chili pepper cultivated in the Şanlıurfa province of southeastern Turkey. The pepper...

Dark Savory Earthy Turkish

8.55 Great

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Aji Mirasol

Ají mirasol is the sun-dried form of the ají amarillo chili pepper, a staple ingredient in Peruvian cuisine. The drying...

Savory Fruity Peruvian Chile

8.47 Great

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Scotch Bonnet Powder

Scotch bonnet powder is a ground spice derived from dried Scotch bonnet peppers, a *Capsicum chinense* cultivar named fo...

Fruity Caribbean Heat Very Hot

8.45 Great

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Sweet Paprika

Sweet paprika is a mild, ground red spice produced by drying and milling sweet varieties of the Capsicum annuum pepper....

Mild Hungarian Savory Chile

8.35 Great

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New Mexico Chile

New Mexico chile (Capsicum annuum) is the cornerstone ingredient of New Mexican cuisine, grown in the Hatch Valley and R...

Savory Earthy Southwest Dried

8.30 Great

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Pasilla Chile

Pasilla chile is the dried form of the chilaca pepper (Capsicum annuum), a key ingredient in Mexican mole negro, with a...

Mexican Earthy Mole Dried

8.25 Great

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Maras Pepper

Maras pepper is a traditional Turkish spice consisting of red chili flakes sourced from the Kahramanmaraş region. The ch...

Mild Oily Savory Turkish

8.20 Great

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Pequín Chile

Pequín (also spelled pequin) is a small, hot chili pepper of the Capsicum annuum species native to northern Mexico. The...

Savory Mexican Chile Very Hot

8.19 Great

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Mulato Chile

Mulato chile is a dried variant of the poblano (Capsicum annuum) that ripens to dark brown before drying, producing a ch...

Mexican Mole Dried Capsicum

8.10 Great

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Habanero Powder

Habanero powder is made from dried and ground Capsicum chinense peppers, which originated in the Amazon basin and are no...

Fruity Caribbean Heat Very Hot

8.10 Great

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Mexican Oregano

Mexican oregano is an aromatic herb scientifically known as Lippia graveolens, belonging to the verbena family rather th...

Herb Savory Mexican Citrusy

8.00 Great

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Chile de Árbol

Chile de árbol (Capsicum annuum) is a small, slender Mexican chile with intense heat of 15,000–30,000 Scoville units, us...

Mexican Hot Heat Dried

7.95 Good

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Piquín Chile

The piquín chile (Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum) is a small, hot pepper native to Mexico and the southern United St...

Tiny Mexican Hot Heat

7.65 Good

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Cascabel Chile

The cascabel chile (Capsicum annuum) is a small, round dried Mexican chile named for the rattling sound its loose seeds...

Savory Mexican Nutty Dried

7.35 Good