Sonora Chilo - (Chile Chiltepin Silvestre) Dried Chiltepin Pepper Whole Tepin Pepper Chili Pods, Very Hot! Extra Spicy - Great for Seafood (Mariscos) Salsas, Stews, Meats - IMPORTED FROM MEXICO (1oz)

Chiltepin SONORA CHILO the Sonoran gift to the World Due to its great value in Sonora it is known as "red gold" Although it has a reputation for being very spicy, it has actually only been rated at 100 to 200 thousand degrees on the Scoville scale *for a point of comparison, the habanero pepper has a rating between 350 and 580 thousand degrees. Whether with machaca, in a bean taco, in a menudo or a classic aguachile from the Northwest coast of Mexico, chiltepín is an ingredient that not only adds a bit of heat to the dishes, but is also part of the identity of the region. To grind a chiltepin it is only necessary to crush it with something, it can be a napkin or directly with the hand, but with the fear that it will enchile, for connoisseurs there is the chiltepinero, a tool specifically created to perform this action.