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| − | <p style="font-variant: small-caps; text-align: center; margin-bottom:.2em; font-size: 105%;">'''[[:Category:Chile pepper Recipes|Browse All Chile pepper Recipes]] | [[:Category:Chile pepper Recipes|Browse All Chile pepper Recipes]] | [[:Category:Fresh chile pepper Recipes|Browse All Dried chile pepper Recipes]]'''</p></div>
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| − | [[Image:Chiles.gif|right|Chiles]]
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| − | == Name Variations ==
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| − | * chili peppers
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| − | * fresh chile peppers
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| − | * hot peppers
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| − | * chilli peppers
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| − | * piquanté peppers
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| − | * piquante peppers
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| − | == About Chile ==
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| − | Wikipedia Article [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chili_pepper About Chile on Wikipedia]
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| − | The chile pepper, chili pepper, or chilli pepper, or simply chile, is a spicy fruit which comes from the plant Capsicum from the nightshade family, Solanaceae. The name comes from Nahuatl via the Spanish word chile.
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| − | Chile peppers and their various cultivars originate in the Americas; they are now grown around the world because they are widely used as spices or vegetables in cuisine, and even as medicine.
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| − | [[Image:GreenChilies.jpg|right|Green chili peppers]]
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| − | Practically speaking, you will find only a handful of pepper types in a typical grocery store. The most common in the U.S. markets (from mild to hot) are:
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| − | === Mild ===
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| − | * [[poblano pepper|poblano]]
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| − | * [[ancho chile|ancho]] (smoked poblano)
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| − | === Medium to hot ===
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| − | * [[jalapeno]]
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| − | * [[chipotle]] (smoked jalapeno)
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| − | * [[serrano pepper|serrano]]
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| − | === Very Hot ===
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| − | * [[scotch bonnet]]
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| − | * [[habanero]]
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| − | * [[Thai chile|Thai]]
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| − | == [[:Category:Chile pepper Recipes|Chile pepper Recipes]] ==
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| − | * [[:Category:Fresh chile pepper Recipes|Fresh chile pepper Recipes]]
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| − | * [[:Category:Dried chile pepper Recipes|Dried chile pepper Recipes]]
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| − | [[Category:Chile peppers| ]]
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