Dried peppers, whether you call them dried chili peppers, dried chiles, chillies, or dried peppers, are the stuff of magic. Dried chile peppers provide a cornucopia of flavor profiles, from earthy, floral, fruity, and hot, to smoky and sweet. Professional and home chefs rely on a combination of the vast array of flavors with the heat range that chile peppers deliver. Sweeter, milder chiles often carry deeper flavors in their profile, while hotter peppers tend to have flavors that are delicate and floral. That is not written in stone, though, as peppers are bewitching things that readily borrow traits from their neighbors as they grow. The heat of all chiles is found in the seeds and the white membranous fibers that line their insides, which can be removed to lower the overall heat of any given pepper. It won’t eliminate the heat entirely, though—a habanero will still be hot, no matter how thoroughly you de-seed it—so make sure that a chile pepper has the level of heat you’re interested in working with when making your selections.

Chiles are the ultimate world travelers, and display an incredible willingness to adapt to new environments as they acclimate to them. There are more than 3,000 known varieties of chiles in the world today, and they all evolved out a common ancestor that originated in South America’s Andes Mountain roughly 10,000 years ago. Progenitor peppers were carried up through the Amazon and the Orinoco Rivers, out to the Antilles and through the Caribbean. They were picked up there and taken back to Europe, transplanted to India, brought back to the Americas, and made their way back down to Mexico. Along the way they have been incorporated into the cuisines of the cultures they encountered and have been shaped by human intervention and environmental impact. Today their popularity is global, and they can be found in foods from the United States to Australia and all points in between.

We are unrepentant chileheads and are happy to say that we carry the largest retail selection of online chile and chile products available. The selection we have is made up of more than 50 different types of chile peppers and chile pepper products, and run the gamut from whole chile pods to chile flakes to chile powders. Our deep love for chiles keeps us going, and we’re always searching for new sources and products in order to expand our chile pepper offerings to our customers.

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New Products

Organic New Mexico Red Chile PowderNEW!

Starting at: $8.03

Byadgi ChileNEW!

Starting at: $3.16

Organic Extra Hot Red Chile Powder (90,000 SHU)NEW!

Starting at: $6.72

Scotch Bonnet ChilesNEW!

Starting at: $23.75

Dried Chiles

Mild

Diced Green Bell Peppers

SHU: 0

Starting at: $5.29

Dried Nora Chiles

SHU: 500

Starting at: $11.99

Anaheim Chiles

SHU: 500 - 1000

Starting at: $4.76

Aji Panca Chile

SHU: 500 - 1500

Starting at: $7.33

New Mexico Red Chiles

SHU: 800 - 1400

Starting at: $4.99

Organic Anaheim Chiles

SHU: 900 - 1200

Starting at: $7.39

Pasilla Negro Chiles

SHU: 1000 - 2000

Starting at: $3.84

Mulato Chiles

SHU: 1000 - 2000

Starting at: $4.78

Cascabel Chiles

SHU: 1000 - 2500

Starting at: $8.86

Organic New Mexico Chiles

SHU: 1000 - 2500

Starting at: $7.47

Medium

Guajillo Chile

SHU: 2500 - 5000

Starting at: $3.48

Ancho Chile

SHU: 4000 - 9000

Starting at: $4.15

Pasilla de Oaxaca Chiles

SHU: 4000 - 10000

Starting at: $12.98

Chipotle Morita Chiles

SHU: 5000 - 10000

Starting at: $3.79

Chipotle Meco Chiles

SHU: 5000 - 10000

Starting at: $6.58

Puya Chiles

SHU: 5000 - 10000

Starting at: $5.07

Smoked Red Serrano Chiles

SHU: 8000 - 18000

Starting at: $5.22

Hot

Byadgi Chile

SHU: 15000 - 25000

Starting at: $3.16

Japones Chiles

SHU: 15000 - 30000

Starting at: $4.51

De Arbol Chiles

SHU: 15000 - 30000

Starting at: $4.91

Organic Chipotle Morita Chiles

SHU: 15000 - 35000

Starting at: $7.25

Aji Amarillo Chiles

SHU: 30000 - 50000

Starting at: $5.46

Pequin Chiles

SHU: 40000 - 58000

Starting at: $14.36

Tien Tsin Chiles

SHU: 50000 - 70000

Starting at: $4.50

Wiri Wiri Chiles

SHU: 60000 - 80000

Starting at: $28.53

Crazy Hot

Thai Bird Chiles

SHU: 70000 - 130000

Starting at: $8.32

Extra Hot Ground Red Chile Powder

SHU: 80000 - 90000

Starting at: $4.60

Dried Birdseye Chiles

SHU: 100000 - 225000

Starting at: $6.07

Chiltepin Chiles

SHU: 100000 - 250000

Starting at: $44.51

Dried Habanero Chiles

SHU: 150000 - 325000

Starting at: $10.64

Scorpion Chiles

SHU: 500000 - 1400000

Starting at: $25.35

Ghost Chile

SHU: 1000000 - 9999999

Starting at: $24.24

Chile Powder

Mild

Organic California Paprika

SHU: 100 - 250

Starting at: $7.08

Domestic Sweet Paprika

SHU: 100 - 250

Starting at: $5.60

Smoked Sweet Paprika

SHU: 100 - 250

Starting at: $4.98

Hungarian Sweet Paprika

SHU: 250 - 500

Starting at: $8.25

La Vera Smoked Hot Paprika

SHU: 500 - 1000

Starting at: $8.48

Organic Anaheim Chile Powder

SHU: 500 - 1000

Starting at: $7.90

Piment d'Espelette

SHU: 500 - 4000

Starting at: $24.96

New Mexico Red Chile Powder

SHU: 800 - 1400

Starting at: $8.80

Pasilla Negro Chile Powder

SHU: 1000 - 2000

Starting at: $8.80

Kashmiri Chile Powder

SHU: 1000 - 2000

Starting at: $7.10

Organic Pasilla Negro Chile Powder

SHU: 1000 - 2000

Starting at: $10.46

Organic New Mexico Red Chile Powder

SHU: 1000 - 2500

Starting at: $8.03

Medium

Guajillo Chile Powder

SHU: 2500 - 5000

Starting at: $5.81

Organic Green Jalapeno Chile Powder

SHU: 2500 - 8000

Starting at: $9.26

Chipotle Meco Chile Powder

SHU: 2500 - 8000

Starting at: $7.73

New Mexico Green Chile Powder

SHU: 3000 - 5000

Starting at: $9.27

Green Jalapeno Powder

SHU: 3000 - 8000

Starting at: $7.56

Ancho Chile Powder

SHU: 4000 - 9000

Starting at: $6.86

Organic Ancho Chile Powder

SHU: 4000 - 9000

Starting at: $11.59

Sandia Chile Powder

SHU: 5000 - 7000

Starting at: $6.29

Smoked Red Serrano Chile Powder

SHU: 8000 - 18000

Starting at: $10.74

Hot

De Arbol Chile Powder

SHU: 15000 - 30000

Starting at: $6.39

Organic Chipotle Morita Chile Powder

SHU: 15000 - 35000

Starting at: $12.04

Chipotle Morita Chile Powder

SHU: 16000 - 26000

Starting at: $6.55

Cayenne Chile Powder (30,000 SHU)

SHU: 30000 - 40000

Starting at: $4.48

Organic Cayenne Chile Powder

SHU: 30000 - 50000

Starting at: $7.55

Aji Amarillo Chile Powder

SHU: 30000 - 50000

Starting at: $6.83

New Mexico Lumbre Chile Powder

SHU: 35000

Starting at: $7.36

Crazy Hot

Thai Bird Chile Powder

SHU: 70000 - 120000

Starting at: $11.39

Extra Hot Ground Red Chile Powder

SHU: 80000 - 90000

Starting at: $4.60

Birdseye Chile Powder

SHU: 100000 - 225000

Starting at: $11.64

Habanero Chile Powder

SHU: 150000 - 325000

Starting at: $11.43

Organic Habanero Chile Powder

SHU: 150000 - 325000

Starting at: $18.83

Ghost Chile Powder

SHU: 1000000 - 9999999

Starting at: $23.60

Chile Flakes

Mild

Diced Red Bell Peppers

SHU: 0

Starting at: $5.35

New Mexico Red Chile Flakes

SHU: 500 - 3500

Starting at: $6.33

Korean Chili Flakes

SHU: 1000 - 2500

Starting at: $6.15

Crushed Maras Chiles

SHU: 1000 - 2500

Starting at: $4.23

Granulated Goat's Horn Chile

SHU: 2000

Starting at: $11.39

Medium

Aleppo Pepper

SHU: 2500 - 5000

Starting at: $6.43

Guajillo Chile Flakes

SHU: 2500 - 5000

Starting at: $7.98

Chile Threads

SHU: 2500 - 5000

Starting at: $10.70

Jalapeno Flakes

SHU: 2500 - 8000

Starting at: $5.28

New Mexico Green Chile Flakes

SHU: 3000 - 5000

Starting at: $6.49

Chipotle Morita Flakes

SHU: 5000 - 10000

Starting at: $7.36

Urfa Biber

SHU: 6000 - 8000

Starting at: $6.98

Hot

Crushed Red Pepper Flakes

SHU: 30000 - 35000

Starting at: $4.57

Organic Crushed Red Pepper Flakes

SHU: 30000 - 35000

Starting at: $5.46

Crazy Hot

Scotch Bonnet Chile Flakes

SHU: 100000 - 300000

Starting at: $11.65

Crushed Habanero Chiles

SHU: 150000 - 325000

Starting at: $11.22

Carolina Reaper Chile Flakes

SHU: 1400000 - 2000000

Starting at: $34.09

Chiles by Flavor Profile

African Birdseye - Clean spiciness.
Aji Amarillo - Raisiny aroma and offers a lot of fruitiness for its heat. The fruity flavor has hints of mango and passion fruit.
Aji Panca - Light and fresh.
Aleppo - The flavor is complex, fruity and raisin-like with an undertone of earthy cumin and just a hint of salty vinegar.
Anaheim - Pungent and slightly sweet.
Ancho - A mild fruity flavor with undertones of plum, raisin, tobacco and a slightly earthy bitterness.
Carolina Reaper - Burn your face off heat.
Cascabel - A mild fruitiness with undertones of plum, raisin, tobacco and a slight earthy biterness.
Cayenne - A sharp heat.
Chilaca - A rich flavor that is tangy, pungent with undertones of chocolate and raisins.
Chiltepin - A smoky bite with an upfront heat that dissipates quickly.
Chipotle "Meco" - Smoky with a slightly spicy, grassy fruitiness.
Chipotle "Morita" - Smoky with a somewhat sweet, chocolatey aroma and flavor.
Costeno Rojo - A nutty complexity with fruity notes, green, soapy undertones and an intense, lingering heat.
De Arbol - A grassy flavor with a hint of nuttiness and a searing, acidic heat.
Domestic Paprika - Slightly sweet with an almost fresh, green quality to it.
Ghost Chiles - SO MUCH HEAT.
Guajillo - Slightly hot, but not overpowering with a simple dried chile flavor and a hint of smoky tartness.
Habanero - Tropical fruit flavors of coconut and papaya, with berry undertones and an acidic and intense fiery heat.
Hatch - Varies by variety. Can range from rich, savory and intense to earthy and sweet with undertones of cherries to extra hot.
Hungarian Paprika - A mild heat.
Jalapeno - Has an earthy and grassy flavor with a sharp heat. Less common red jalapenos also have a hint of sweetness.
Japones - A very clean and biting taste.
Kashmiri - Moderately spicy.
Korean Chili - Smoky and somewhat sweet with a small amount of heat.
Maras - The taste is slightly acidic with hints of deep earthy flavors and an aroma of dried fruit.
Mulato - A sweet flavor with hints of smoky chocolate, licorice, cherries and coffee.
New Mexico - Includes varieties such as Hatch, Lumbre, Big Jim and others. Flavors and heat level can be drastically different between these chiles.
Nora - Sweet and earthy.
Pasado - Taste like roasted green chiles.
Pasilla de Oaxaca - A sharp, smoky flavor with hints of tobacco and a biting heat that lingers.
Pasilla Negro - Pungent and tangy with chocolate and raisin notes, a rich flavor and woodsy undertones.
Pepperoncino - Spicy with fruity undertones.
Pequin - An earthy flavor with hints of roasted peanuts.
Poblano - A mild flavor that brings to mind a spicy bell pepper.
Puya - A light and fruity flavor profile with licorice and cherry undertones.
Red Pepper Flakes - Sharp, biting flavor.
Sandia - A fruity sweetness that brings to mind the Anaheim chile.
Scotch Bonnet - A sweeter of the hot chiles with a flavor profile that is reminiscent of tomatoes with hints of apple and cherry.
Serrano - A crisp, smoky, fruity flavor with citrus undertones and a heat that lingers.
Smoked Paprika - Rich in flavor and complexity with deep smoky undertones.
Thai - Slightly fruity with a strong spiciness.
Thai Bird - A clean spiciness.
Tien Tsin - Musty and pungent.
Urfa Biber - Has a smoky, earthy edge with undertones of coffee, chocolate, tobacco and raisins.
Wiri Wiri - A subtle yet rich fruitiness with hints of chai and teryaki.