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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
Origin

Mexico

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Flavor

Tasting notes

Smoky and rich when dried

Uses

Best known for

Mexican cookingdryingsauces
Colors

Common ripening colors

greenredbrown
Also called

Aliases

chilaca chili pepperpasillachile negro