Mexico Chilli Peppers

Chilli Name: PAPALOAPANChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Unknown A cultivated variety of Jalapeno grown in Mexico

Chilli Name: PASILLAChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Mild Pasilla means 'little raisin' in Spanish, referring to the dark brown, wrinkled, dried pod. Called 'chilaca' when fresh, it adds character to rich complex flavour of...

Chilli Name: PASILLA APASEOChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Mild

Chilli Name: PASILLA BAJIOChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Mild When fresh, this pepper is called 'Chilaca' it is also known as 'Chile Negro' or Mexican Negro. These 8 to 10 inch long cylindrical peppers are thin walled and start...

Chilli Name: PATAGONIAChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Medium An Hispanic heirloom grown in Patagonia, AZ. The cone-shaped chiles stand up on the plants, and are yellow with some purple mottling, ripening to orange then red. Used...

Chilli Name: PEQUIN (BIRD)Chilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: SuperhotPequin is a wild 'bird pepper. There are two 'types' of pequins, one called chiltepin which is tiny and round and the more oval shaped ones called chilipiquin...

Chilli Name: PI 188477Chilli Species: FrutescensChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: UnknownSpecies: Frutescens | Origin: Mexico | Heat: Unknown

Chilli Name: PI 203522Chilli Species: CapsicumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: UnknownSpecies: Baccatum | Origin: Mexico | Heat: Unknown

Chilli Name: PI 224405Chilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Unknown This variety is more accurately part of the sub species Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum. A more detailed description is currently unavailable.

Chilli Name: PI 224406Chilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Unknown

Chilli Name: PI 281396Chilli Species: FrutescensChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: UnknownSpecies: Frutescens | Origin: Mexico | Heat: Unknown

Chilli Name: PI 381626Chilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Unknown

Chilli Name: PI 439380Chilli Species: BaccatumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: UnknownSpecies: Baccatum | Origin: Mexico | Heat: Unknown

Chilli Name: PI 439381Chilli Species: BaccatumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: UnknownSpecies: Baccatum | Origin: Mexico | Heat: Unknown

Chilli Name: PI 439512Chilli Species: FrutescensChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: UnknownSpecies: Frutescens | Origin: Mexico | Heat: Unknown

Chilli Name: PI 551886Chilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Unknown This variety is more accurately part of the sub species Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum. A more detailed description is currently unavailable.

Chilli Name: PI 551887Chilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Unknown This variety is more accurately part of the sub species Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum. A more detailed description is currently unavailable.

Chilli Name: PI 593491Chilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Unknown This variety is more accurately part of the sub species Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum. A more detailed description is currently unavailable.

Chilli Name: PI 593528Chilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Unknown This variety is more accurately part of the sub species Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum. A more detailed description is currently unavailable.

Chilli Name: PI 593557Chilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Unknown This variety is more accurately part of the sub species Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum. A more detailed description is currently unavailable.

Chilli Name: PI 593574Chilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Unknown This variety is more accurately part of the sub species Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum. A more detailed description is currently unavailable.

Chilli Name: PI 640883Chilli Species: BaccatumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: UnknownSpecies: Baccatum | Origin: Mexico | Heat: Unknown

Chilli Name: PICO DE GALLO (ROOSTERS BEAK)Chilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Hot Means "Rooster's beak" A salsa chile from Mexico. Hot, with heat that builds in the mouth over time. 1/3" wide and 2.5" long.

Chilli Name: PICO DE PAJARO (PI 511879)Chilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Mild Translates to "Bird's beak" and originates from Yecora, Sonora, Mexico. The knobby fruit are often curved. Pods are almost 1" wide and 5-5½" long. Also...

Chilli Name: POBLANOChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Mild From Puebla, this is one of the most common Mexican chiles. The chiles are heart shaped, about 4 inches long and 3inches wide.see Ancho (the dried form)

Chilli Name: PUERTO VALLARTAChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Medium

Chilli Name: PULLAChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Medium A debate rages as to whether this is a form of DeArbol, Guajillo or Mirasol. A more detailed description is currently unavailable.

Chilli Name: PUYAChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Medium Popular in Mexican cuisine, this variety has pods that grow to about four inches in length, ripen from green to red and measure between 5000 - 8000 Scovilles. Similar to the...

Chilli Name: RHOMBOIDEUM (PI 645680)Chilli Species: RhomboideumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: UnknownA very unusual and scarce wild Capsicum species initially believed to be a sister to Capsicum Tovarii although after further study by Eshbaugh in...

Chilli Name: ROCOTO DE SEDAChilli Species: PubescensChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: HotSpecies: Pubescens | Origin: Mexico | Heat: Hot C. pubescens; clear yellow-orange 2x1?" pendent, smooth fruits on 4'x4' plants with large, pubescent leaves; fruits...

Chilli Name: SERRANOChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Medium Serrano translated to English means 'from the mountains', after the mountain ridges of Puebla and Hidalgo in Mexico from where it is thought to have orginated. These...

Chilli Name: SERRANO BALINChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Medium A young immature pod shown here. Balin means 'bullet', a more detailed description is currently unavailable.

Chilli Name: SERRANO DEL SOLChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Medium This hybridised serrano variety boasts fruit that is twice the size and two to three weeks earlier than the original. This small bushy plant has the distinctive...

Chilli Name: SERRANO GIANTChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Unknown

Chilli Name: SERRANO HOLLY BERRYChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Unknown

Chilli Name: SERRANO HUASTECOChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Unknown

Chilli Name: SERRANO LONGChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Unknown

Chilli Name: SERRANO PURPLEChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Hot This is a beautiful purple-fruited version of Serrano. Peppers are a little longer than those of regular Serrano, but the same candle-flame shape. Instead of turning...

Chilli Name: SERRANO PURPLE BRAZILIANChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Unknown

Chilli Name: SERRANO TAMPIQUENOChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Medium There is a reason you see so many recipes for Mexican or hot food using Serrano Tampiqueno peppers -- they have a distinctive and unique hot flavor, excellent...

Chilli Name: SERRANO VISAChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Unknown

Chilli Name: SIMOJOVEL (PI 438668)Chilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Unknown This variety is more accurately part of the sub species Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum. Fruit conical, pungent, red, 1 cm diam., 2cm long.

Chilli Name: SIVULI (PI 511885)Chilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Unknown

Chilli Name: SIVULI (PI 511886)Chilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Unknown A tepin variety. A more detailed description is currently unavailable.

Chilli Name: TARAHUMARA CHILE COLORADOChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Mild Tarahumara Chile Colorado is a traditional Capsicum annuum landrace grown by the Tarahumara people of northern Mexico. The pods are usually long and...

Chilli Name: TEPINChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: HotSpecies Annuum Origin Mexico Heat Extremely HotThis variety is more accurately part of the annuum var. glabriusculum species. These little gems are also called chiletepin,...

Chilli Name: TLACOLOLEROChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Mild

Chilli Name: TUSTE BLANCO (CAP 1086)Chilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Medium This is one of the Zapotec Indian peppers from Southern Oaxaca, Mexico. The immature peppers are more of an ivory color than pure white, turning yellow,...

Chilli Name: TUSTE VERDEChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Hot This very tall variety (up to 6ft) originates from the Zapotec indians of Mexico.

Chilli Name: TUXTLASChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Medium This is a hybridised Serrano variety from southern Mexico. This plant produces a concentrated set of 3in long by 0.5in wide cyclindrical peppers which mature from green to...

Chilli Name: VALLEROChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Medium Vallero is a traditional Capsicum annuum variety from Buenaventura, Chihuahua in Mexico. It produces slender, mildly elongated brown fruits with a medium heat level. The...

Chilli Name: VERACRUZ S-69Chilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: MediumA cultivated variety of Serrano found in Mexico. Veracruz S-69 is a traditional Capsicum annuum variety from the hot, humid coastal region of Veracruz, Mexico. It...

Chilli Name: VIEJO ARRUGA DULCEChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Sweet Viejo Arruga Dulce is a heritage variety of Capsicum annuum, known for its deeply wrinkled, pleated pods and its rich, sweet flavour. The name translates from...

Chilli Name: XCATICChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Mild Xcatic ChilliA traditional favourite from the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico, the Xcatic is long, pale yellow, and tapering—similar in shape to a Hungarian Wax...

Chilli Name: ZUALAS CHILTEPIQUINChilli Species: Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Hot ZUALAS CHILTEPIQUIN Zualas Chiltepiquin is a wild-type Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum, believed to originate from northern Mexico...