About Chilhuacle Amarillo
Chilhuacle Amarillo is yellow Oaxacan mole pepper. Rating 1,000-2,500 SHU offers minimal heat. Essential for mole amarillo. Rare specialty variety. The fruity flavor is complex. Important in Oaxacan cuisine. Nearly extinct but preserved. Shows Mexican culinary pepper diversity. Cannot make authentic mole amarillo without it. Prized for flavor over heat.
Flavor profile
Very mild
In the kitchen
Oaxacan mole amarillo
Growing information
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Days to harvest
- 90-100 days
- Plant height
- 24-30 inches
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