Dried Mexican Chiles, Whole

	Chile Ancho 80g Price: £2.80 Quantity in Basket: none
Heatscale: 3/10 Flavour: of dried fruit with a hint of tabacco and a little coffee. Use: in soups, sauces and stews, can also be stuffed or cut into strips (rajas). Essential for Mole Poblano. Anchos are so called because of their broad shape, ancho meaning broad or wide. When fresh, anchos are called poblanos. Anchos are one of the most widely used chiles in Mexico and are prized for their deep red colour and dried fruity flavours. One member of the "Holy Trinity" group of chiles used in making mole sauces, the other 2 being mulatos and pasillas.
	Chile Cascabel 50g Price: £2.80 Quantity in Basket: none
Heatscale: 4/10 Flavour: rich flavours of wood and nuts with tannic, slightly acidic heat. Use: as a puree in soups, sauces, stews, soups and marinades. Cascabel means rattle, so named because of the rattling sound of the seeds when shaken. Mark Miller likens cascabel chiles to old red Bordeaux. Cutely named, this pretty chile is also known as chile bola.
	Chile Chipotle 40g Price: £2.80 Quantity in Basket: none
Heatscale: 6/10 Flavour: strong smoky flavour with heat to match, undertones of tobacco and dried fruit. Use: use diced in soups, stews, sauces and salsas, can be stuffed or pickled whole. Chipotles are smoked and dried jalapeños. Drying alone would not preserve the thick fleshed jalapeño, so they are smoked as well. The flavours that this produces are wonderful, therefore making it one of the most popular chiles. Although the heatscale indicates that it is not one of the hottest chiles the heat does linger on the lips and tongue. There are a few types of chipotles. We supply the morita variety, known for its cherry red colour, strong smoke and zingy heat. Perfect for all relishes and condiments as well as sauces, stews and soups.
	Chile De Árbol 60g Price: £2.80 Quantity in Basket: none
Heatscale: 8/10 Flavour: grassy flavour with a sharp, searing heat Uses: can be easily crushed and sprinkled on to food, or use to make chile oils and vinegars. Add to soups, stews or sauces to bump up the heat. De árbol means "treelike", and this chile plant grows like a little tree, sturdy and woody. De árbol chiles are related to cayenne varieties and pack a punch, good red colour too.
	Chile Guajillo 60g Price: £2.80 Quantity in Basket: none
Heatscale: 3/10 Flavour: green tea, tart edge with tannic notes, sweet heat Uses: needs to be pureed and therefore makes great bright red sauces, soups, stews and salsas. Guajillo means "little gourd" due to its shape. When made into sauces it can replace a tomato sauce in a recipe but with heat: bright red colour, sweet heat and tartness. Try it on pasta, pizza or in more traditional Mexican dishes like enchiladas.
	Chile Habanero 20g OUT OF STOCK Price: £2.80 Sorry, we are currently sold out of 'Chile Habanero 20g OUT OF STOCK'. Please check back later. Quantity in Basket: none
THERE IS A SHORTAGE OF TRUE HABANEROS UNTIL NEXT SEASON WHICH IS SEPTEMBER. Heatscale: 10/10 Flavour: tropical fruity flavours, very intense heat. Uses: dice into salsas, soup, stews or salads Very hot, very fruity, one of the world's hottest chiles, but with a flavour to match. Although it is very hot, the heat dissipates quickly, leaving you feeling surprisingly refreshed. A king among chiles: truly amazing.
	Chile Mulato 60g Price: £2.80 Quantity in Basket: none
Heatscale: 3/10 Flavour: deep dried fruit and tobacco flavours with a hint of liquorice Uses: can be stuffed whole, pureed into sauces, soups, stews and salsas, most famously used in mole sauces. Browny black in colour, the mulato is related to the ancho chile. It has a deeper flavour and part of the "Holy Trinity" of chiles, the other 2 being anchos and pasillas.
	Chile New Mexico Red 60g Price: £2.80 Quantity in Basket: none
Heatscale: 3/10 Flavour: mild sweet clean heat with fruity flavours Uses: classically used in red chiles sauces, also good to crush and sprinkle on foods The state chile of New Mexico, they are very proud of their chile, festivals, universities, debates, shops, restaurants are all devoted to this pod. Justifiably so as it produces bright red sauces that are full of flavour.
	Chile Pasilla 60g Price: £2.80 Quantity in Basket: none
Heatscale: 4/10 Flavour: herby, dried fruit, a touch of liquorice and coffee Uses: puree to make sauces, snip into rings to garnish dishes or keep whole to stuff Pasillas are long, thin and dark in colour. Their flavour mixes especially well with seafood, mushrooms and bean dishes. Also one of the "Holy Trinity" of chiles used in mole sauces.
	Chile Piquín 30g Price: £2.80 Quantity in Basket: none
Heatscale: 8/10 Flavour: nutty and corny flavours searing hot citric heat Uses: crush and use in soups, salsas and sauces, convenient to flavour vinegars and oils Piquín means "little flea" due to it's shape: small, round, with a biting flavour. Some chile heads carry these chiles around in a match box, so when they are out they can spice up any dish they are eating!