Dried Chiltepin Peppers · 4oz

The pepper itself. Whole, dried, intact.. exactly how it comes off the plant.

Four ounces is a serious amount of chiltepin. These little peppers are picked one by one, by hand, in the Sonoran desert by chiltepineros who have turned harvesting into a craft.. studying the climate, the soil, and the exact conditions where the chiltepin develops its fullest flavor and fiercest heat. Every generation learns the pepper deeper. That's why real chiltepin costs what it costs, and why the flavor can't be copied.

Crush a few between your fingers over caldos, carne asada, aguachile, frijoles, pizza, ramen. Toast them for salsas. Drop them whole into stews. A little goes far.. these carry serious heat with a smoky depth no ordinary chile has.

La madre de todos los chiles, en su forma más pura.