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Mild

Cascabel chili

Cascabel chili is a round Mexican Capsicum annuum that is especially valued in its dried form, when the loose seeds rattle inside the pod. It brings gentle heat, nutty depth, and light smokiness to mole, sauces, and soups.

Scoville 1,500 SHU to 2,500 SHU
Origin

Mexico

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Flavor

Tasting notes

Nutty, woody, and gently smoky

Uses

Best known for

molesaucessoups
Colors

Common ripening colors

greenredyellow
Also called

Aliases

rattle chilithe rattle chili