Jalapeño
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| Species: | C. annuum
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The jalapeño is a type of Mexican pepper. It is related to the family of the Chili pepper. It is pronounced hala-PAYN-nyo or hala-PEE-nyo. It is a reasonably spicy pepper.
A chipotle is a smoked, dried jalapeño.
Other websites[change | change source]
Media related to Capsicum annuum at Wikimedia Commons
Jalapeño at Wikibook Cookbooks
- http://img.tfd.com/hm/prons/J0011550.wav - audio pronunciation
- http://www.chili-pepper-plants.com/html/medium_peppers.html Archived 2007-01-08 at the Wayback Machine
