Specimen 07 · C. annuum
Chilaca
Mexico
Herbal fresh; berry, cocoa, and earth dried.
HeatMild1,000–2,500 SHU
Fresh nameChilaca
Dried namePasilla
Field notes
Character & use
The dried pod wrinkles like a raisin—pasa—giving pasilla its name.
- Tastes
- Herbal fresh; berry, cocoa, and earth dried
- Traditions
- Mole · Table sauces · Soups
- Native story
- Mexico