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Thursday, August 7, 2014

A Guide to Common Hot Peppers — Ingredient Intelligence





Ever look at the colorful bins of chile peppers and wonder which ones to get for salsa versus a stir-fry? I know I've accidentally purchased serranos instead of jalapeños and gotten a spicy surprise, but I've also stayed away from other chile peppers since I don't know what they taste like or how hot they are.


While there are hundreds of varieties of chile peppers and a fervent race to keep breeding hotter and hotter ones, most of us just want to know how to identify what's at the supermarket, know how hot they are, and figure out ways to use them. Here's all you need to know about the four most common ones out there!


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