Whole dried chile pods give you the most versatility of any chile products. The Chile Guy carries specialty chiles from around the world, carefully selected, dehydrated and packed for your commercial application.
The Chile Guy carries chiles that deliver the color, flavor and heat you expect. All our whole dried chile pods meet the high standards for FDA approval and Kosher certification.
Our selection includes:
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Aji Panca whole pods
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The ancho chile is the most widely utilized Mexican chile and is frequently used in enchilada sauces, salsas, and molés. It ranks in at around 2,500-3,000 Scoville Heat Units and provides a mild to medium kick to any recipe. The sweet flavor of this popular chile is designed to taper the heat and prevent your mouth from being set ablaze. At The Chile Guy, we provide only 100% pure, natural chiles. Our chiles, selected by the country’s leading purveyor of chile, are the finest in flavor, heat, and color. Whether you are looking for sample sizes or bulk wholesale, The Chile Guy has the ancho chile powder you need.
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Known as “cow bells” because of their seeds’ distinct ring after drying, cascabel chiles look like jingle bells. They have a nutty, woody taste and are commonly used in fine Mexican cuisine recipes such as stews, soups, sauces, and salsas. Cascabel chiles provide a medium heat profile, 1,500-2,500 Scoville Heat Unit range, and an aesthetic beauty to each dish in which they are incorporated.
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As one of the most widely grown and used chiles in the world, chile de arbol, or “bird’s beak”, is an essential chile powder for any kitchen. With a 15,000-30,000 Scoville Heat Unit range and a smoky, earthy taste, chile de arbol, like its cayenne pepper cousin, is the perfect additive to any authentic Mexican dish, stew, soup, or Cajun dish.
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Ghost chiles, the hottest chiles available on the commercial market, are now available from The Chile Guy in both whole dried pods and powders. Incorporate ghost chile into your curries and stews, or experiment with its rich flavors and searing heat.
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A Mexican chile with medium heat and a sweet, fruity undertone, the Guajillo chile can be compared to New Mexico chiles. However, the flavor is deeper and sweeter, making it essential to Mexican dishes and any fusion experiment. (De-Stemmed peppers reduce process and preparation time in the kitchen. In commercial kitchens it has been estimated that time savings in preparation of de-stemmed peppers can be as much as 15 minutes per hour.)
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Once known as the hottest chile in the world, the habanero chile ranks in at 120,000 to 180,000 Scoville Heat Units. While it may have lost the title, habanero chiles are still the hottest commercially available chile with the most distinctive flavor profile. At The Chile Guy, we have selected the type grown in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico because of its heat, flavor, and relative cost. This fiery hot chile powder, used in moderation, adds a particularly spicy kick and a lovely red-orange color to any salsa, sauce, or molé. Though very well known for its heat, the habanero chile is also an extremely flavorful chile. A floral-fruity beginning followed by the powerful heat that some find intimidating. The Chile Guy offers habanero chile powder with the heat, flavor, and color you can use for any application.
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Although the japones chile’s distinctly small, slender shape and reddish color clearly make it stand out in a crowd, the transmission of heat is its most notable feature 20,000-30,000 Scoville Heat Units. Although japones chiles are mostly used in Asian cuisine such as stir fry, peanut sauce, and Thai curry, you can put these inexpensive chiles on anything! Ground them into powder and add them to red chile sauce or take individual pods and kick up the heat of your soups and stews.
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Chipotle Meco is a rare, smoked jalapeño with a distinct brown (meco/café) color available to you through The Chile Guy. Rated at level 5 on the Scoville Chile Heat Scale (approximately 2,500-5,000 units), chipotle meco is ideal to moderately spice up salsas, sauces, and soups. When cooked, this chile emits a strong, smoky aroma, and there is simply no substitute for it in classic Mexican dishes. At The Chile Guy, we provide only 100% pure, natural chile with the best flavor, heat, and color available. Whether you need 1 pound or 50,000 pounds, The Chile Guy has the finest quality, bulk chile you need.
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Essential in molés and perfect for sauces, soups, chicken, beef, lamb, and stews, the mulato chile has a sweet, mild, chocolate flavor. It ranks in the 2,500 to 3,000 range on the Scoville Heat Units and won’t overwhelm the main ingredients of your dish-just give it a slight kick. These dark brown, 5″ long chiles can be difficult to find in the United States.
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Sometimes referred to as the ‘little raisin’ because of its black wrinkled skin, the pasilla chile or negro pasilla chile adds mild to moderate 1,000-1,500 Scoville Heat Units and interesting color to your favorite recipes. They measure 4-5″ long and 2-3″ across and are perfect for molés, red chile enchilada sauces, casseroles, salsas, and stews.
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Grown in the Southwest region of the United States, New Mexico hot chiles provide a quick heat and good flavor to all of your New Mexican dishes. New Mexico mild chiles average between 500 to 1,000 Scoville Units, providing the warm flavors of southwest New Mexico without overwhelming heat. This chile powder is a good addition to soups, stews, sauces, rubs and other long-simmering applications.
Country. U.S. (New Mexico). Unique Southwest flavor, mild (2-4) Key ingredient for Red Chile sauce, dishes. You won’t believe it. Beautiful, Color, Hatch Flavor and Mild Heat! This is the real deal. From Hatch to you by way of The Chile Guy.
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The pequin chile begins its existence as a lovely green chile which changes to bright red or red-orange as it matures. After being dried, the color then darkens even further to a brownish-red. For a chile that is only ½-¾” long and ¼” in diameter, the oval-shaped Pequin chile packs a punch. Coming in around 30,000-40,000 Scoville Heat Units, this smallest of all chiles provides a smoky, nutty flavor. Chefs across the world choose pequin chiles to add an extra kick to their spicy salsas, soups, vinegars, beans, and molés. While many other chiles use the word pequin, The Chile Guy has the real dealauthentic pequins. We only offer the finest, 100% authentic chiles with the ideal flavor, heat, and color for your culinary needs.
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The Puya or Pulla chile traditionally grows in the Central Valley region of Mexico, with similarities to be the Guajillo and de Arbol chile. It’s a hot chile, with around 5,000 to 8,000 scoville heat units, and impart fruity notes with hints of licorice beneath their ample heat.
The Chile Guy provides the quality chiles restaurants, restaurant supply, grocers and more need…and in quantities that make them even more affordable. If you do not see the variety of whole dried chile pods you want in the quantity you need, please call us at 800.869.9218 or email us for bulk orders and shipping estimates for orders exceeding 100 lbs.
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