Chipotle Meco Chiles | Chipotle Peppers

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Chipotles are smoked jalapenos and are used primarily in Mexican and Tex-Mex cuisines. While the Chipotle has become wildly popular in the US in the last 10 years a true chile aficionado knows there is more than one type of Chipotle.

The best quality chipotle is stiff with a grayish-tan coloring and is best described as looking like a cigar butt. The chiles are smoked for several days which removes most of the moisture. The heat of the jalapeno remains with the addition of a deep smoky flavor. The better quality chipotle is called chile meco and is sometimes referred to as chipotle tipico.

Other varieties of smoked jalapenos are often mistaken for (sometimes deliberately) the meco chipotle. Most often this is the morita chipotle, which translates to "little blackberry" in Spanish. Both the meco and the morita are smoked jalapenos; the difference is that the meco is smoked much longer so it is not as leathery and pliable as the morita. The result is that the meco has a smokier more intense and richer flavor than the morita.

Our larger brown meco Chipotle chiles have a medium heat of abut 4-6 on a scale of 10. The flavor profile is smoky with a slightly spicy, grassy fruitiness. The meco also tends to hold up better than the morita to stronger flavors. There are approximately 7 chiles per ounce.

In northern Mexico fully ripened red jalapenos are smoked in large pits on a racks constructed of bamboo, metal or wood. Another pit is built nearby that houses the fire and there is a connecting tunnel where drafts of air pull the smoke up and over the pods.

Chipotles smoked in this time honored Mexican manner are much more difficult to get here in the US and are much more expensive than the more common moritas with prices typically being $4-$8 more per lb. This does not mean that the Chipotle Morita Chiles is bad, it is actually quite delicious. But if you've never experienced a Chipotle "Meco" you are in for a real treat!

We also carry a growing selection of Mexican chiles including Ancho Chiles, Pasilla Chiles, Chile de Arbol, Habanero Chiles, Cascabel Chiles and Guajillo Chiles.

You’ll also find a nice selection of chile powders and chile flakes.

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