swap_horiz Mulato Chile Alternatives

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Pimentón de la Vera

Pimentón de la Vera is a Spanish spice made from smoked capsicum peppers grown within the La Vera valley of Extremadura....

Spanish Pdo Gourmet Smoky

9.1 Excellent

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Smoked Paprika

Smoked paprika is made from Capsicum annuum peppers dried over oak fires, a technique developed in the La Vera region of...

Spanish Savory Smoky Chile

8.8 Great

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Ancho Chile

Ancho chile is the dried form of the poblano pepper (Capsicum annuum), one of the most widely used dried chiles in Mexic...

Savory Mexican Fruity Capsicum

8.8 Great

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Guajillo Chile

Guajillo chile is a dried mirasol pepper (Capsicum annuum) widely used in Mexican salsas and mole sauces, with a tangy,...

Mexican Tangy Mole Dried

8.8 Great

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Aleppo Pepper

Aleppo pepper is a semi-dried, coarsely ground Capsicum annuum from the Aleppo region of Syria, with moderate heat aroun...

Fruity Middle Eastern Syrian Capsicum

8.7 Great

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Urfa Biber

Urfa biber is a dark, sun-dried and night-sweated Turkish chile from Şanlıurfa province with a smoky, raisin-like flavor...

Dark Savory Earthy Turkish

8.6 Great

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Scotch Bonnet Powder

Powdered Capsicum chinense chile named for its bonnet-like shape, central to Caribbean cuisine and Jamaican jerk seasoni...

Fruity Caribbean Heat Very Hot

8.5 Great

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Sweet Paprika

Sweet paprika is a mild ground red powder made from dried Capsicum annuum peppers, most famously produced in Hungary and...

Mild Hungarian Savory Chile

8.4 Great

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Thai Bird's Eye Chile

A small, slender Capsicum annuum chile native to Southeast Asia, widely used in Thai cuisine, and registering 50,000–100...

Tiny Southeast Asian Heat Very Hot

8.4 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

8.3 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

8.3 Great

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Maras Pepper

Maras pepper is a Turkish red chile flake from the Kahramanmaraş region with a moderately spicy, fruity profile and high...

Mild Oily Savory Turkish

8.2 Great

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Kashmiri Chile

Kashmiri chile is a mild, vibrantly red Capsicum variety grown in the Kashmir Valley prized primarily for its intense cr...

Mild Indian Color Capsicum

8.1 Great

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Habanero Powder

Powdered Capsicum chinense originating in the Amazon basin, rating 100,000–350,000 SHU and notable for its distinctive f...

Fruity Caribbean Heat Very Hot

8.1 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

8.0 Great

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Mexican Oregano

Mexican oregano (Lippia graveolens) belongs to the verbena family rather than the mint family and has a stronger, more c...

Herb Savory Mexican Citrusy

8.0 Great

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Hot Paprika

Hot paprika is a ground Capsicum blend with a higher proportion of seeds and veins retained to increase heat, used promi...

Hungarian Savory Hot Chile

7.8 Good

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Piquín Chile

A tiny wild chile (Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum) native to Mexico and the southern US, registering 40,000–60,000 S...

Tiny Mexican Hot Heat

7.7 Good

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Dried Epazote

Dried epazote (Dysphania ambrosioides) is a pungent Mexican and Central American herb used for centuries in traditional...

Herb Savory Mexican Pungent

7.5 Good

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Cascabel Chile

A small, round dried Mexican chile whose loose seeds rattle inside the pod, producing mild heat of 1,000–3,000 SHU with...

Savory Mexican Nutty Dried

7.4 Good