FRESH              DRY

1★         New Mexican                        Use fresh in green chili sauces and stews

2★         Poblano             Ancho         Use dried in soups, salads, and stews

2★-3★  Chilaca              Pasilla         Use dried in Mexican sauces

3★         Jalepeno           Chipotle       Use fresh/day in nachos, sauces, salsas, 

                                                                 and tamales

3★-4★  Serrano                                 Thick-fleshed pepper used in sauces, salsas, 

                                                                 and stews 

4★                                   Cascabel    Use dried in soups, sauces, and salsas

7★-8★  Thai                                      Use either the red or green variety in

                                                                  Southeastern Asian dishes

8★                                   Pequin        Use dried or pickled in Mexican dishes

10★       Habenero                              Red, yellow, green, and orange varieties are 

                                                                 all 30 times hotter than a jalapeno pepper

                                                                 and used in Mexican and Caribbean dishes.

Rating System: 1★ (mild) - 10★ (thermonuclear)

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