Anaheim chile
Capsicum annuum · Chilli pepper
Top 10 pairings
The Anaheim is a long, slender, mild green chile of the New Mexico type, named for the California town where it was first grown commercially around 1900. Six to ten inches long and gently curved, it is grassy and only gently warm, and it is the everyday roasting pepper of the American Southwest — blistered and peeled for chiles rellenos, chopped into green chile sauce and stews, or dried red for ristras and ground into chile powder.
Picking a good onedrag
UnderripeOverripe
Red ripePeakIt's sweetest and hottest now. Roast it, make chilli oil or sauce, or string it to dry.
ColourFully turned, bright even red
The pressFirm, springs straight back
Cap and stalkCap green and tight, stalk firming
Smell at the capWarm and fruity over the green
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What you get from one
73%
Edible part
45 g · fresh pod, stem and seeds out
62 g
Weight each
each one
Keeping ittap a temperature
Below 7 °C the skin pits and the cap moulds: in two weeks at 5 °C, in days at 0 °C.
90-95%
Humidity
Loosely bagged
Airflow