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All About Chiles

Informative articles, how-to's, and recipes using chiles.

How to Roast Chiles
Learn how to roast chiles 4 different ways for use in your favorite recipes.

How to Reduce a Chile's Heat
Tips on how to remove some of the heat from a fresh chile.

Tips For Working With Fresh Chiles
Tips you can use when seeding, dicing or working with fresh chiles. How to protect yourself from burns.

Description and Pictures of Eight Different Chiles
Judy Hedding, your guide to Phoenix Arizona offers us these in-depth chile descriptions with pictures. Includes jalapenos, habaneros and serrano.

Chile, Chili or Chilly?
Ever wonder what the correct spelling of this Mexican staple is?

Detailed Chile Information Including Length, Heat and Location
A helpful chart that lists the length, heat and location for over 100 chiles. You may also view the full descriptions and photos by clicking the individual chile names.

How Hot is Hot?
A common question regarding chiles. Who decides how hot they are? Are there levels of hot? Find out the answer here.

Is Mexican Food Always Spicy?
Does Mexican food always have to be so spicy? Find out the answer here.

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