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A dried poblano that mellowed with age into smoky, raisin-dark sweetness instead of heat.
means A dried, ripened poblano chile, broad and dark with a mild, sweet-smoky flavor used widely in Mexican cooking.
from From Spanish ancho, meaning 'wide' or 'broad,' from Latin amplus ('ample, spacious') — a cousin of the English word 'ample.' The name nods to the chile's flat, broad-shouldered shape once it's dried.
- name origin
- Means wide in Spanish, for its broad shape
- fresh form
- Started life as a green poblano pepper
- flavor notes
- Tastes of raisins, prunes, and mild chocolate
- mole backbone
- One of three chiles in classic mole poblano
- heat level
- Among the gentlest dried chiles, barely 2,000 Scoville
for instance
ancho poblano pepper — dried poblano chile from puebla, mexico, sweetest of dried chiles at 1,000-1,500 scoville units
ancho reyes liqueur — mexican ancho chile liqueur made in puebla since 1927