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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsWho knows their peppers?
Anyone who has eaten Korean tteokbokki or black bean noodles knows it's hot. But, what is hotter? Poblanos from Mexico? Or the chili peppers from Korea? Or are they the same thing?
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Who knows their peppers? (Original Post)
Baitball Blogger
Oct 8
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brush
(57,495 posts)1. Scotch bonnets may be the hottest.
Baitball Blogger
(48,034 posts)2. Definitely. We put them in ceviche in Panama.
NewHendoLib
(60,500 posts)3. Poblanos are quite mild. Korean cooking tend to use
Very hot peppers such as cayenne. Neither is anywhere close to the habanero and scotch bonnet types!
quaint
(3,545 posts)4. Jalapenos are my goto Mexican hot.
rockbluff botanist
(360 posts)5. Poblanos are mild.
Poblano peppers are only 1000 on the Scoville scale. It is considered a mild pepper.
Baitball Blogger
(48,034 posts)6. Okay, not Poblanos.
I read that they were hotter than serranos and just assumed.
Clouds Passing
(2,268 posts)7. Hatch Green Chiles
https://www.chilipeppermadness.com/chili-pepper-types/sweet-mild-chili-peppers/hatch-chili-peppers/
Once you have green chiles, you always need to have green chilies
Once you have green chiles, you always need to have green chilies
quaint
(3,545 posts)8. I can't make guacamole without Hatch chiles.
Clouds Passing
(2,268 posts)9. Hot or mild? Red or green?
quaint
(3,545 posts)12. Green, medium-mild.
Clouds Passing
(2,268 posts)13. My go to also 👍🏼
Marthe48
(19,013 posts)10. I found this link a few years ago
https://www.chilipeppermadness.com/chili-pepper-types/
My daughter told me about Poblamos and I got curious about peppers in general
My daughter told me about Poblamos and I got curious about peppers in general
Baitball Blogger
(48,034 posts)11. Thank you!
XanaDUer2
(13,850 posts)14. Interesting