jalapeño
Sign in to saveThe jalapeño ( , ) is a medium-sized chili pepper pod type cultivar of the species Capsicum annuum. A mature jalapeño chili is long and wide, and hangs down from the plant. The pungency of jalapeño peppers varies, but is usually between 4,000 and 8,500 units on the Scoville scale. Commonly picked and consumed while still green, it is occasionally allowed to fully ripen and turn red, orange, or yellow. It is wider and generally milder than the similar Serrano pepper.
Key facts
- Cultivar.name
- Jalapeño
- Cultivar.image
- Immature jalapeno capsicum annuum var annuum.jpeg
- Cultivar.image_caption
- Immature jalapeños still on the plant
- Cultivar.species
- Capsicum annuum
- Cultivar.cultivar
- Jalapeño
- Cultivar.origin
- Mexico
- Pepper.embed
- yes
- Pepper.scoville
- 4,000 to 8,500
- Pepper.heat
- Medium
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- History and etymology
- Cultivation
- Hybrids and sub-cultivars
- Sweet hybrids
- Eating characteristics
- Nutrients
- Scoville heat units
- Serving methods
- Culinary concerns
- In culture
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The jalapeño ( , ) is a medium-sized chili pepper pod type cultivar of the species Capsicum annuum. A mature jalapeño chili is long and wide, and hangs down from the plant. The pungency of jalapeño peppers varies, but is usually between 4,000 and 8,500 units on the Scoville scale. Commonly picked and consumed while still green, it is occasionally allowed to fully ripen and turn red, orange, or yellow. It is wider and generally milder than the similar Serrano pepper.
==History and etymology== thumb|Jalapeño peppers The jalapeño is variously named huachinango, for the ripe red jalapeño, and chile gordo (meaning "fat chili pepper") also known as cuaresmeño.