Origin
Mild
Chilaca
Chilaca is a long Mexican Capsicum annuum that is often encountered dried, when it is commonly called pasilla or chile negro. Fresh fruit is mild to medium in heat and closely associated with traditional Mexican sauces and cooked dishes.
Scoville 1,000 SHU to 2,000 SHU
Species Capsicum annuum
Tasting notes
Smoky and rich when dried
Best known for
Mexican cookingdryingsauces
Common ripening colors
greenredbrown
Aliases
chilaca chili pepperpasillachile negro
Source entry
Reference: List of Capsicum cultivars
2,000 SHU peak heat