Jalapeño
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Named for Xalapa (formerly Jalapa), the capital of Veracruz, Mexico. The blunt, sausage-shaped pods have thick, juicy walls and are usually picked dark green, when the flavor is bright and grassy; left on the plant they turn red and sweeter. Brown corky lines often appear on the skin as the pods mature, and in Mexico that netting is taken as a sign of a good pepper. Fedco finds the plants early, heavy-setting and dependable even in northern gardens. Use it raw in pico de gallo and salsa, pickled, stuffed as poppers or roasted. Ripe red jalapeños, smoke-dried, become Chipotle.
Universal Pepper Nomenclature
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This code
- ASpecies: C. annuum
- RRipe color: Red
- SMPattern and skin: Smooth and Glossy
- JPod form: Standard tapered
- 3Heat: 2,501 to 5,000 SHU
- 251Serial number
Named for Xalapa (formerly Jalapa), the capital of Veracruz, Mexico. The blunt, sausage-shaped pods have thick, juicy walls and are usually picked dark green, when the flavor is bright and grassy; left on the plant they turn red and sweeter. Brown corky lines often appear on the skin as the pods mature, and in Mexico that netting is taken as a sign of a good pepper. Fedco finds the plants early, heavy-setting and dependable even in northern gardens. Use it raw in pico de gallo and salsa, pickled, stuffed as poppers or roasted. Ripe red jalapeños, smoke-dried, become Chipotle.
Last updated Oct 9, 2026
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- Photo credit: Semillas.de
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