Jalapeño Peppers
$3.50
Units Sold: 6
Sold in pints.
Jalapeno peppers are a type of chili pepper that originated in Mexico and are named after the city of Xalapa, Veracruz where they were traditionally cultivated. They are typically around 2 to 3.5 inches in length and are known for their bright green color.
Jalapeno peppers are considered moderately spicy. They rank between 2,500 and 8,000 on the Scoville scale.
Jalapenos are used in a variety of ways, including fresh, smoked, dried, or pickled, and are often stuffed with cheese or other fillings for appetizers. Despite their heat, they are also known for their distinct, bright and grassy flavor.
They’re one of the great culinary peppers in the world, used in Tex-Mex dishes, Thai recipes and Spanish foods.
You can work with jalapeños using your bare hands, but when you start cutting, it’s best to put on kitchen gloves. The capsaicin in the chili can still provide an uncomfortable level of chili burn, especially if you touch your eyes.
To get an idea of how hot a jalapeño may be, look at its exterior skin. If there are cracks or stretch marks, those could be a sign that the chili will be hotter than others. Those stretch marks are called “corking” and are common with more mature peppers.
—From PepperScale
