Medium

Chimayo pepper

Chimayo pepper is a New Mexico chile landrace named for Chimayo, New Mexico. It ripens from green to red and is prized for sweet, earthy, smoky flavor in both fresh and dried uses.

Scoville 4,000 SHU to 6,000 SHU

Species Capsicum annuum

Origin

New Mexico, United States

Flavor

Tasting notes

Chimayo pepper is a New Mexico chile landrace named for Chimayo, New Mexico. It ripens from green to red and is prized for sweet, earthy, smoky flavor in both fresh and dried uses.

Uses

Best known for

posolecarne adovadachile powdersalsas

Colors

Common ripening colors

greenred

Also called

Aliases

Chimayo chileChimayoChimayó pepper

Lineage

How it relates

Broader pepper: New Mexico chile

Reference

Source entry

Reference: Chimayo pepper

6,000 SHU peak heat

Open Chimayo pepper