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Pequin Chiles (Whole)

Believe it or not, each pinky fingernail-length pepper is 40x hotter than a jalapeno.

1 oz./28g

Product Description

PURPOSE

WHAT IS IT?

Pequin (or Piquin) pepper is a petite and red hot chili pepper cultivar commonly used as a spice. Technically, it is classified within variety glabriusculum of the species Capsicum annuumBig things can come in small packages, and the pequin chile is proof of just that. The tiny Mexican chile pepper best known for its use in Cholula hot sauce

EXPERIENCE

The pequin chili is citrusy with hints of mesquite, nuts and smoke. The finish is fresh and crisp; similar to the flavor of red bell pepper.

CULINARY GEOGRAPHY​

These tiny peppers hail from northern Mexico and the southern United States. The peppers can also be found in surrounding warm areas due to the natural spread of the seeds by tropical birds.

TRADITIONAL USES

  • Pickling
  • Salsa
  • Hot Sauces
  • Chili oil

IMPROVISATIONAL ‘RIFFS’

  • Fry whole in hot oil until blistered → finish tacos or rice bowls
  • Steep in vinegar → sharp hot sauce base
  • Crush into flaky salt for grilled fruit or corn

THE BACKSTORY

Pequin peppers are actually hottest when they are young and green, as they mature they lose a small amount of fire when they become red but still remain extremely hot.

AKA

Pequin Chiles (Whole)
Pequin Chiles (Whole) (English)
Chiles piquín enteros (Spanish)
Piments piquín entiers (French)
Ganze Piquín-Chilis (German)
Peperoncini piquín interi (Italian)
Pimentas piquín inteiras (Portuguese)
Hele piquín pepers (Dutch)
Hele piquín chili (Danish)
Hela piquín chili (Swedish)
Hele piquín chili (Norwegian)
Kokonaiset piquín-chilit (Finnish)
Papryczki piquín całe (Polish)
Celé chilli piquín (Czech)
Celé chilli piquín (Slovak)
Egész piquín chili (Hungarian)
Celi piquín čili (Slovenian)
Cijeli piquín čili (Croatian)
Ceo piquín čili (Serbian Latin)
Цео пикин чили (Serbian Cyrillic)
Ardei piquín întreg (Romanian)
Цели пикуин чушки (Bulgarian)
Ολόκληρα πιπέρια piquín (Greek)
Bütün piquín biberi (Turkish)
Целые перцы пикин (Russian)
Цілі перці пікин (Ukrainian)
Цэлыя перцы пікин (Belarusian)
მთელი პიკინ წიწაკა (Georgian)
Ամբողջ պիկին պղպեղ (Armenian)
פלפלי פיקין שלמים (Hebrew)
فلفل بيكين كامل (Arabic)
فلفل پیکین کامل (Persian)
संपूर्ण पिकिन मिर्च (Hindi)
پورے پیکین مرچ (Urdu)
সম্পূর্ণ পিকিন মরিচ (Bengali)
ਪੂਰੇ ਪਿਕਿਨ ਮਿਰਚ (Punjabi)
முழு பிகின் மிளகாய் (Tamil)
మొత్తం పికిన్ మిరపకాయలు (Telugu)
ಪೂರ್ಣ ಪಿಕಿನ್ ಮೆಣಸಿನಕಾಯಿ (Kannada)
മുഴുവൻ പികിൻ മുളക് (Malayalam)
พริกพิคินทั้งเม็ด (Thai)
Ớt piquín nguyên quả (Vietnamese)
Cabai piquín utuh (Indonesian)
Cili piquín utuh (Malay)
Buong sili piquín (Filipino/Tagalog)
整颗皮金辣椒 (Chinese Simplified)
整顆皮金辣椒 (Chinese Traditional)
ピキン唐辛子(ホール)(Japanese)
피킨 고추 통째로 (Korean)
Бүтэн пикин чинжүү (Mongolian)
Pilipili piquín nzima (Swahili)
Upelepele we-piquín ophelele (Zulu)
Hele piquín rissie (Afrikaans)
ሙሉ ፒኪን በርበሬ (Amharic)
Basbaas piquín oo dhan (Somali)
Ata piquín gbogbo (Yoruba)
Ose piquín dum (Igbo)
Piman piquín antye (Haitian Creole)
Piper piquín totum (Latin)

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