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Pequin pepper

Pequin pepper is a small, oblong Mexican chile with citrusy, nutty flavor and heat well above jalapeno. It grows wild and cultivated, especially in Tabasco, and is widely used in salsas, pickles, sauces, soups, and vinegars.

Scoville 30,000 SHU to 60,000 SHU
Origin

Tabasco, Mexico

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Flavor

Tasting notes

Citrusy and nutty

Uses

Best known for

picklingsalsassaucessoupsvinegars
Colors

Common ripening colors

greenred
Also called

Aliases

chile pequínchile petínpiquinbird pepper