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11 peppers — vegetal
Clear filtersJalapeño
Grassy, bright, and mildly vegetal with a clean, manageable heat.
Serrano
Bright, crisp, and grassy with a sharper heat than jalapeño.
Thai Bird's Eye
Sharp, bright heat with a clean finish and very little fruit character.
Piri Piri
Citrusy, bright heat with a slight sweetness and a lingering warm finish.
Hatch Green Chile
Earthy, roasted sweetness with a gentle, lingering warmth and a hint of smokiness.
Poblano
Rich, earthy, slightly fruity heat — closer to a vegetable than a chile when fresh.
Anaheim
Sweet, mildly vegetal, with a gentle warmth that lingers rather than punches.
Shishito
Vegetal, slightly sweet, and bright — with an unpredictable ~1-in-10 chance of significantly more heat.
Padrón
Vegetal and slightly fruity, with a mild grass-and-green-pepper character — and the well-known one-in-ten chance of meaningful heat.
Chile de Árbol
Clean, sharp heat with a slightly grassy, nutty backbone — direct and uncomplicated.
Banana Pepper
Tangy, slightly sweet, mild with almost no perceptible heat — closer to a sweet pepper than a chile.