Chilli & heat · Dried
Pequín chillies
Also called chile pequín, chile piquín
Tiny, oval Mexican dried chillies with intense, bright heat and citrus notes. Crumbled into salsas, soups, pickles and hot sauces.
- A kind of Dried chillies
What can replace it
- T1 · Great swapDried Thai chillies
- T1 · Great swapPiri piri chillies
- T2 · GoodCayenne pepper
Ground, sharp and without the citrus note. (use 0.75× the amount)
- T2 · GoodChiles de árbol
Milder and less citrusy.
- T2 · GoodChilli flakes
Milder, with no citrus note.
Cook with Pequín chillies
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