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New Mexico Chiles (Hatch), Dried
Prices start at : 6.02 USD / 1 oz.

It's one of the most unique chile peppers that belong to Tex-Mex cuisine. These chiles are truly epic tossed into a roasted tomato salsa or bowl of chili verde. Also known as Anaheim chile peppers, this particular cultivar was developed in New Mexico...
  • Basic Preparation: Rinse this product with warm water first. To rehydrate, let soak in hot water for 10 minutes. Next, add to any recipe where the product will cook a minimum of 10 minutes. You may also, after rehydration, dice or puree before adding to your recipe.
  • Handling / Storage: Store in a cool, dry place.
  • Cuisine: American, Asian, Cajun, Caribbean, Chinese, Indian, Latin American, Mexican, Pakistani, Southwestern American, Thai
  • Recommended Applications: The New Mexico Chile, with subtle heat, is great when used in your favorite chili, soup, sauces, rice dishes or salsa. Add to a chicken or fish marinade for a complex flavor with a punch of heat.
  • Ingredients: Dried new mexico chiles.
  • Country of Origin: United States
Michigan
Rockford
Aji Paprika Chiles, Whole
Prices start at : 5.87 USD / 1 oz.

She's fiercely intelligent, speaks her mind (much to the chagrin of herself or her family), and sweet once you get to know her. Toasted, the smell of citrus becomes dominant and the pepper flavor that can be so secondary in other chiles debuts itself.
  • Shelf Life: 3 Years
  • Scoville Heat Scale: 100–900, 1,000–2,500
  • Basic Preparation: Rinse this product with warm water first. To rehydrate, let soak in hot water for 10 minutes. Next, add to any recipe where the product will cook a minimum of 10 minutes. You may also, after rehydration, dice or puree before adding to your recipe.
  • Cuisine: Asian, Cajun, Caribbean, Chinese, Indian, Latin American, Mexican, Pakistani, Southwestern American, Thai
  • Product Style: De-Stemmed
  • Qualities: All Natural, Gluten-Free, Kosher Parve, Non-GMO
Michigan
Rockford
Pequin Chiles, Dried
Prices start at : 7.22 USD / 1 oz.

Sure this pepper is so hot that it can be used as fuel to shoot off model rockets, but it has flavor! It's citrusy with hints of mesquite and smoke, and backing it all up is a very solid cooked red bell pepper flavor.
  • Cuisine: Asian, Cajun, Caribbean, Chinese, Indian, Latin American, Mexican, Pakistani, Southwestern American, Thai
  • Shelf Life: 3 years
  • Ingredients: Dried pequin chiles.
  • Qualities: All Natural, Gluten-Free, Kosher Parve, Non-GMO
  • Country of Origin: Mexico
  • Product Style: De-Stemmed
Michigan
Rockford
Scorpion Pepper
Prices start at : 9.25 USD / 1 oz.

With a name like scorpion pepper you can safely assume this one has a pretty vicious sting. The name comes from both the spicy sting of these peppers and because the peppers look like a scorpion's telson (stinger), growing gnarled and bulbous before tapering...
  • Recommended Applications: Being one of the hottest chiles in the world, this pepper should be handled with extreme care. Use only where extreme heat is required and use sparingly. The Scorpion Chile can be used in fresh salsa, chili, sauces, and soups. Baking into cornbread is a great way to use this chile or mixing into ground beef to make your own Scorpion Burger. One can also blend the Scorpion Chile with oil and strain to use as an extra hot chile oil.
  • Basic Preparation: CAUTION: One of the world's hottest chile peppers. Handle with extreme care. Rinse this product with warm water first. To rehydrate, let soak in hot water for 10 minutes. Next, add to any recipe where the product will cook a minimum of 10 minutes. You may also, after rehydration, dice or puree before adding to your recipe. Use this product sparingly.
  • Product Style: Whole
  • Qualities: All Natural, Gluten-Free, Kosher Parve, Non-GMO
  • Shelf Life: 2 Years
  • Scoville Heat Scale: 1,500,000–2,000,000
Michigan
Rockford
New Mexico Chiles, Dried
Prices start at : 5.88 USD / 1 oz.

A homecoming queen in a purple dress, all smiles and smelling of fresh plums. We're just head over heels for these New Mexico chiles right now and the daydreams won't stop. Along the back of your nose you smell verdant spring wind.
  • Basic Preparation: Rinse this product with warm water first. To rehydrate, let soak in hot water for 10 minutes. Next, add to any recipe where the product will cook a minimum of 10 minutes. You may also, after rehydration, dice or puree before adding to your recipe.
  • Cuisine: American, Asian, Cajun, Caribbean, Chinese, Indian, Latin American, Mexican, Pakistani, Southwestern American, Tex-Mex, Thai
  • Product Style: De-Stemmed
  • Ingredients: Dried new mexico chiles.
  • Recommended Applications: The New Mexico Chile, with subtle heat, is great when used in your favorite chili, soup, sauces, rice dishes or salsa. Add to a chicken or fish marinade for a complex flavor with a punch of heat.
  • Qualities: All Natural, Gluten-Free, Kosher Parve, Non-GMO
Michigan
Rockford
Chile De Arbol, Whole
Prices start at : 8.45 USD / 1 oz.

Have you ever seen those long wreaths made from dozens dried red chiles? The tough woody stem has to be ripped out and discarded before use as they are totally inedible. These should be lightly toasted and then reconstituted in water for use (or broth,...
  • Country of Origin: China
  • Scoville Heat Scale: 10,000–23,000, 30,000–50,000
  • Cuisine: Asian, Cajun, Caribbean, Chinese, Indian, Latin American, Mexican, Pakistani, Southwestern American, Thai
  • Shelf Life: 3 Years
  • Handling / Storage: Store in a cool, dry place
  • Product Style: Whole
Michigan
Rockford
Wiri Wiri Chiles, Dried
Prices start at : 8.14 USD / 1 oz.

Be weary-weary of the wiri wiri. The wiri-wiri is a complicated specimen and doesn't like to be boxed in. Take the vinegar, chiles, a chopped white onion, a few cloves of garlic, a small thumb of ginger, some honey, a hefty spoonful of your favorite mustard,...
  • Recommended Applications: The Wiri Wiri Chile has been traditionally used in Yucatan and Caribbean-style cooking. Great applications include soup, stew, marinades, salsa, or hot sauces.
  • Qualities: All Natural, Gluten-Free, Kosher Parve, Non-GMO
  • Shelf Life: 3 Years
  • Basic Preparation: Rinse this product with warm water first. To rehydrate, let soak in hot water for 10 minutes. Next, add to any recipe where the product will cook a minimum of 10 minutes. You may also, after rehydration, dice or puree before adding to your recipe.
  • Scoville Heat Scale: 50,000–100,000
  • Handling / Storage: Store in a cool, dry place
Michigan
Rockford
Puya Chile Peppers, Dried
Prices start at : 5.90 USD / 1 oz.

The rough-around-the-edges sheriff in these here parts. These skinny guys are hot as hell. The flavor tastes a bit of a young cherry – sweet and slightly tart. Try a bite and you'll be shocked by how quick on the draw they are with their spice.
  • Scoville Heat Scale: 3,500–8,000, 10,000–23,000
  • Product Style: Whole
  • Recommended Applications: Use this Puya Chile, with its hot yet fruity flavor to enhance your favorite chili, soup, sauces, rice dishes or salsa. Add to a chicken or fish marinade for a complex flavor with a punch of heat.
  • Cuisine: Asian, Cajun, Caribbean, Chinese, Indian, Latin American, Mexican, Pakistani, Southwestern American, Thai
  • Shelf Life: 3 years
  • Country of Origin: Mexico
Michigan
Rockford
Calabrian Chili Peppers, Dried
Prices start at : 9.44 USD

While excellent on their own these are choice chiles for infusing into vinegars, olive oils, shrubs, and simple syrups. Calabrian peppers are a chile that originates in Calabria, Italy.
  • Ingredients: Dried calabrian chiles.
  • Product Style: Whole
  • Cuisine: Italian
  • Basic Preparation: Rinse this product with warm water first. To rehydrate, let soak in hot water for 10 minutes. Next, add to any recipe where the product will cook a minimum of 10 minutes. You may also, after rehydration, dice or puree before adding to your recipe.
  • Qualities: All Natural, Gluten-Free, Kosher Parve, Non-GMO
  • Recommended Applications: These Calabrian Chiles can be mixed with cooked vegetables or salads, chopped and served with squares of dark chocolate, or sauteed with olive oil and garlic to be poured over pasta.
Michigan
Rockford
Bird\'s Eye Chili
Prices start at : 7.74 USD / 1 oz.

Every family makes their prik nam pla a little differently so futz around with the measurements until you find them to your liking. To make your own take about 5 chilies and thinly slice them; cover them with a ½ cup of fish sauce, the juice of a lime,...
  • Product Style: De-Stemmed
  • Recommended Applications: Birds eye chili is fabulous when used in marinades or sauces that are to be accompanied by fish or chicken. Another great application of this chile's heat is use in dips, soups, pasta, or sauces.
  • Shelf Life: 2 Years
  • Qualities: All Natural, Gluten-Free, Kosher Parve, Non-GMO
  • Scoville Heat Scale: 50,000–100,000, 100,000–350,000
  • Country of Origin: Uganda
Michigan
Rockford
Tepin Pepper
Prices start at : 11.64 USD / 1 oz.

These peppers are powerful fireworks; explosions of light and heat before altogether disappearing. Expect as mild as a jalapeno to hotter than a habanero. Tepin peppers grow wildly in Mexico and the American Southwest, but many people cultivate them to...
  • Handling / Storage: Store in a cool, dry place
  • Product Style: De-Stemmed
  • Recommended Applications: The Tepin Chile is great when used in your favorite chili, soup, sauces, rice dishes or salsa. Add to a chicken or fish marinade for a complex flavor with a punch of heat.
  • Cuisine: Asian, Cajun, Caribbean, Chinese, Indian, Latin American, Mexican, Pakistani, Southwestern American, Thai
  • Country of Origin: Mexico
  • Qualities: All Natural, Gluten-Free, Kosher Parve, Non-GMO
Michigan
Rockford
Habanero Pepper
Prices start at : 7.28 USD / 1 oz.

These little devils aren't just all heat, but are also enjoyed for their citrusy flavor and stone fruit aroma. Dried, the aroma of oranges and tangerines rise up, and when reconstituted in water you'll find notes of yellow nectarine.
  • Handling / Storage: Store in a cool, dry place.
  • Qualities: All Natural, Gluten-Free, Kosher Parve, Non-GMO
  • Ingredients: Dried habanero chiles.
  • Country of Origin: Mexico
  • Basic Preparation: Rinse this product with warm water first. To rehydrate, let soak in hot water for 10 minutes. Next, add to any recipe where the product will cook a minimum of 10 minutes. You may also, after rehydration, dice or puree before adding to your recipe.
  • Cuisine: Asian, Cajun, Caribbean, Chinese, Indian, Latin American, Mexican, Pakistani, Southwestern American, Thai
Michigan
Rockford
Scotch Bonnet Pepper
Prices start at : 7.51 USD

For those unaware, this pepper is around ten times hotter than a serrano pepper. “Take no prisoners.” A necessary ingredient in the always-popular jerk seasoning it is a useful pepper to keep on hand.
  • Scoville Heat Scale: 100,000–350,000
  • Ingredients: Dried scotch bonnet chiles.
  • Basic Preparation: Rinse this product with warm water first. To rehydrate, let soak in hot water for 10 minutes. Next, add to any recipe where the product will cook a minimum of 10 minutes. You may also, after rehydration, dice or puree before adding to your recipe.
  • Product Style: Whole
  • Shelf Life: 3 years
  • Qualities: All Natural, Gluten-Free, Kosher Parve, Non-GMO
Michigan
Rockford
Ancho Chile Peppers, Whole
Prices start at : 5.83 USD / 1 oz.

The ancho chile is the desiccated form of the large, green poblano chile. A bit smokey and possessing a bitterness reminiscent of baker's chocolate the ancho is a welcome addition to stews, soups, and – toasted and ground – a secret weapon in any...
  • Basic Preparation: Rinse this product with warm water first. To rehydrate, let soak in hot water for 10 minutes. Next, add to any recipe where the product will cook a minimum of 10 minutes. You may also, after rehydration, dice or puree before adding to your recipe.
  • Country of Origin: Mexico
  • Recommended Applications: A fantastic addition to enchiladas, salsas, soups, and any sauce needing mild heat and a robust chile flavor. This chile can be pureed, ground, or chopped to be easily added directly to any recipe.
  • Cuisine: Cajun, Caribbean, Latin American, Mexican, Southwestern American
  • Scoville Heat Scale: 100–900, 1,000–2,500, 3,500–8,000
  • Handling / Storage: Store in a cool, dry pace
Michigan
Rockford
Aji Panca Chiles, Dried
Prices start at : 6.04 USD / 1 oz.

Sometimes we have to remind ourselves that chile peppers are actually fruits and aren't just used for heat, but for their complexity of flavor. You'll be ahead of the culinary trend since this chile is still totally underground.
  • Recommended Applications: Great for any authentic Mexican chili dish! With their mild flavor, Aji Panca Chiles is a great addition to a number of dishes. They can be added directly to recipes along with other spices.
  • Country of Origin: Peru
  • Handling / Storage: Store in a cool, dry place
  • Product Style: De-Stemmed
  • Cuisine: Asian, Cajun, Caribbean, Chinese, Indian, Latin American, Mexican, Pakistani, Southwestern American, Thai
  • Shelf Life: 3 Years
Michigan
Rockford
Mulato Chile Peppers, Dried
Prices start at : 6.02 USD / 1 oz.

The darker, more matured cousin of the ancho chile. However, the poblano in this case is allowed to mature on the plant until it turns bright red. This chile is considered a must-have ingredient for authentic moles and makes any chile con carne far more...
  • Cuisine: Asian, Cajun, Caribbean, Chinese, Indian, Latin American, Mexican, Pakistani, Southwestern American, Thai
  • Product Style: Whole
  • Basic Preparation: Rinse this product with warm water first. To rehydrate, let soak in hot water for 10 minutes. Next, add to any recipe where the product will cook a minimum of 10 minutes. You may also, after rehydration, dice or puree before adding to your recipe.
  • Ingredients: Dried mulato chiles.
  • Shelf Life: 3 years
  • Country of Origin: Mexico
Michigan
Rockford
Cascabel Chile Peppers, Dried
Prices start at : 6.80 USD / 1 oz.

It's fantastic served with anything that comes off the grill. Then it quickly vanishes and a wave of serotonin-induced pleasure washes over you. We at Spice Jungle love to seed and stem cascabels, lightly toast them, and then toss them and a few roasted...
  • Recommended Applications: This chile adds moderate heat and is a great addition to stews, soups, or sauces. The skin of the Cascabel Chile does not easily dissolve and is so it is recommended to remove the chile once the required heat of the dish is achieved.
  • Ingredients: Dried cascabel chiles.
  • Qualities: All Natural, Gluten-Free, Kosher Parve, Non-GMO
  • Product Style: Whole
  • Country of Origin: Mexico
  • Cuisine: Asian, Cajun, Caribbean, Chinese, Indian, Latin American, Mexican, Pakistani, Southwestern American, Thai
Michigan
Rockford
Ghost Pepper, Whole
Prices start at : 9.69 USD / 1 oz.

As one of the hottest peppers in the world ghost pepper is the weapon of choice if you're into Scoville suicide. Treat ghost chile the way you would good wine: a little is just fine, while a lot will leave you suffering.
  • Handling / Storage: To be stored in a cool, dry place.
  • Ingredients: Dried ghost chile peppers.
  • Product Style: Whole
  • Recommended Applications: Being one of the hottest chiles in the world, this pepper should be handled with extreme care. Use only where extreme heat is required and use sparingly. The Ghost Chile can be used in fresh salsa, chili, sauces, and soups. Baking into cornbread is a great way to use this chile or mixing into ground beef to make your own Ghost Burger. One can also blend the Ghost Chile with oil and strain to use as an extra hot chile oil.
  • Scoville Heat Scale: 855,000–1,463,700, 1,500,000–2,000,000
  • Qualities: Gluten-Free, Kosher Parve, Non-GMO
Michigan
Rockford
Nora Chile Peppers, Dried
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 oz.

If you want to go the Spanish route then add it to homemade chorizo, shrimp ceviche, or a seafood paella. Afterwards, keep it in an airtight container at the table and use it the same way you might use black pepper at the table (i.e. on everything).
  • Shelf Life: 3 years
  • Basic Preparation: Rinse this product with warm water first. To rehydrate, let soak in hot water for 10 minutes. Next, add to any recipe where the product will cook a minimum of 10 minutes. You may also, after rehydration, dice or puree before adding to your recipe.
  • Scoville Heat Scale: 3,500–8,000, 10,000–23,000, 30,000–50,000
  • Cuisine: Asian, Cajun, Caribbean, Chinese, Indian, Latin American, Mexican, Pakistani, Southwestern American, Thai
  • Handling / Storage: Store in a cool, dry place
  • Ingredients: Dried nora chiles.
Michigan
Rockford
Urfa Biber Pepper Flakes
Prices start at : 6.10 USD / 1 oz.

This Turkish chile pepper hailing from the Urfa region is unique in that it turns a dark maroon-purple when ripe. Today, many American chefs are beginning to utilize it in sausage making as well as incorporating it into chocolate and caramel based desserts.
  • Country of Origin: Turkey
  • Basic Preparation: Ready to use as is, no preparation is necessary.
  • Ingredients: Dried chile peppers, salt, vegetable oil.
  • Scoville Heat Scale: 30,000–50,000
  • Cuisine: Turkish
  • Recommended Applications: Urfa Biber pepper flakes pair well with cheeses, vegetables, or braised meats. Add a surprise at your next meal by using this product in your next dessert with chocolate, vanilla beans or gingerbread spices.
Michigan
Rockford
Guajillo Chiles
Prices start at : 5.87 USD / 1 oz.

Tannic like an Americano and with hints of spruce and fruit, the Guajillo chile packs in flavor and heat. It's a flavor you can't help but chase, only for it to glide behind another corner before you can grab it by the shoulder and pull it close.
  • Ingredients: Dried guajillo chiles.
  • Handling / Storage: Store in a cool, dry place.
  • Scoville Heat Scale: 3,500–8,000
  • Country of Origin: Mexico
  • Shelf Life: 3 years
  • Qualities: All Natural, Gluten-Free, Kosher Parve, Non-GMO
Michigan
Rockford
Chipotle Chile Peppers (Morita), Dried
Prices start at : 5.97 USD / 1 oz.

A few years ago most people north of Mexico had never even heard of a chipotle pepper. Indeed, no barbecue sauce is complete without a morita. Smoky, sultry, spicy… who doesn't love chipotle morita chiles?
  • Scoville Heat Scale: 3,500–8,000
  • Product Style: Whole
  • Shelf Life: 3 years
  • Cuisine: Cajun, Caribbean, Latin American, Mexican, Southwestern American
  • Qualities: All Natural, Gluten-Free, Kosher Parve, Non-GMO
  • Country of Origin: Mexico
Michigan
Rockford
Thai Chili Pepper, Red
Prices start at : 6.40 USD / 1 oz.

It is one of the easiest and most flavorful slow cooker dishes you'll ever try. Allow to infuse for a week. They are, in essence, the lazy cook's chile pepper. Just toss them into a dish whole and call it done.
  • Country of Origin: India
  • Product Style: De-Stemmed
  • Qualities: All Natural, Gluten-Free, Kosher Parve, Non-GMO
  • Ingredients: Dried thai chile pepper.
  • Scoville Heat Scale: 50,000–100,000, 100,000–350,000
  • Recommended Applications: This product, the Thai Chile Pepper, is great when added to broths, stews, aioli, stir-fry or remoulade. As traditionally used in Thai curry, this product is also a great use for any Thai dish.
Michigan
Rockford
Mild Chile Threads
Prices start at : 12.84 USD / 1 oz.

Used in kimchi or as a garnish these wisps of thinly sliced chile pepper offer towering structure, grassy flavors, and chic style to a dish. Use a generous handful to offer height and drama – a brilliant nest that takes a dish over the top.
  • Scoville Heat Scale: 100–900
  • Ingredients: Dried red pepper.
  • Handling / Storage: Store in a cool, dry place
  • Country of Origin: China
  • Shelf Life: 2 Years
  • Recommended Applications: Mild Chile Threads, traditionally used in Kimchi, can also be utilized in salads, hors d'oeuvres, soups or anywhere a pop of color is desired. As these threads are pliable they can be toasted lightly in a dry skillet to enhance the depth of the flavor.
Michigan
Rockford
Pasilla Pepper, Whole
Prices start at : 6.14 USD / 1 oz.

Often, fresh green poblano peppers have been labeled as pasilla peppers. For a long time grocers in the United States and Canada have been accidentally misinforming you. The wild card of the chile pepper world.
  • Ingredients: Dried pasilla negro chiles.
  • Country of Origin: Mexico
  • Recommended Applications: Use this Pasilla Negro Chile for cream based sauces, soups, salsa, or for mole. With a fruity flavor and herbaceous undertones, this chile powder is also fantastic with fish, poultry, or to spice up your favorite enchilada or taco.
  • Scoville Heat Scale: 1,000–2,500, 3,500–8,000
  • Basic Preparation: Rinse this product with warm water first. To rehydrate, let soak in hot water for 10 minutes. Next, add to any recipe where the product will cook a minimum of 10 minutes. You may also, after rehydration, dice or puree before adding to your recipe.
  • Cuisine: Asian, Cajun, Caribbean, Chinese, Indian, Latin American, Mexican, Pakistani, Southwestern American, Thai
Michigan
Rockford
Chipotle Chile Peppers (Brown), Dried
Prices start at : 6.03 USD

Gruff and bawdy, it's a chile's chile who won't take any lip from anyone. Brown chipotles can be used anywhere you use a morita chipotle, this one just offers a huskier flavor with a lot more smoke.
  • Qualities: All Natural, Gluten-Free, Kosher Parve, Non-GMO
  • Shelf Life: 3 years
  • Handling / Storage: Store in a cool, dry place.
  • Ingredients: Dried brown chipotle chiles.
  • Recommended Applications: Whole Brown Chipotle Chiles can be used to enhance the flavor in a chili, enchilada sauces, stew, barbecue ribs, or corn bread. Their unique smoky flavoring compliments poultry, red meats, and fall squash.
  • Cuisine: Cajun, Caribbean, Latin American, Mexican, Southwestern American
Michigan
Rockford
Aji Amarillo Chiles, Dried
Prices start at : 6.38 USD / 1 oz.

A medium-hot pepper with lots of fruity flavors – particularly that of banana, raisin, and lemon. A few chefs have even begun to swirl them into classic sauces such as bechamel for an Old World meets New World flavor.
  • Recommended Applications: Utilize this product in any dish where a strong flavor and noticeable heat is desired.
  • Shelf Life: 2 Years
  • Qualities: All Natural, Gluten-Free, Kosher Parve, Non-GMO
  • Cuisine: Asian, Cajun, Caribbean, Chinese, Indian, Latin American, Mexican, Pakistani, Southwestern American, Thai
  • Scoville Heat Scale: 30,000–50,000
  • Ingredients: Aji amarillo chiles.
Michigan
Rockford