Dry chili piquin (pequin)

Looking like a hot volcanic puffed rice kernel, dried Pequin Chiles are roughly ½" long by ¼" wide and are reddish orange in color. Pequin is a word believed to come from the Spanish word "pequeno" meaning small, so Pequin Chile means "tiny chile." These chiles are some of the tiniest from the Capsicum annuum species.

Native to Mexico, it is used abundantly in Mexican cooking. They are ideal for conserving in oil, which can then be used as a salad dressing, for pizza, pasta...

Keep out of reach of children.

Heat:

7/10

Origin:

Mexico