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Pepper · Capsicum annuum

Pasilla

Pasilla is a chili pepper (Capsicum annuum) with a published heat of 1,000 to 3,999 SHU. It comes from Mexico. No sauce in the catalog lists it yet.

Published heat

Kashmiri
1,0002,000
Poblano / Ancho
1,0002,000
Pasilla
1,0003,999
Jalapeño
2,5008,000
Pasilla beside the peppers closest to it in published heat. The full chart is on the peppers page.

Notes

  • Dried chilaca
  • Sources disagree on the minimum (250 or 1,000)

Sauces with Pasilla

No sauce in the catalog lists this pepper yet.

Pepper facts

Species
Capsicum annuum
Lowest published
1,000 SHU
Highest published
3,999 SHU
Origin
Mexico
Color when ripe
Dark brown
Source
en.wikipedia.org Commercial or wiki source

This range comes from a commercial or wiki source (Wikipedia). It will be replaced when a university or journal figure is found.