Jalapeño

The jalapeño is a type of Mexican pepper. It is a form of the Chili pepper. It is pronounced hala-PAYN-nyo or hala-PEE-nyo. It is named after the city of Xalapa, which is the capital of the Mexican state of Veracruz. A chipotle is a smoked, dried jalapeño. The jalapeño is a reasonably spicy pepper, rated at between 2,500 and 8,000 scoville. It is commonly sold in Mexico, and the southern United States, where it is used for cooking.

Jalapeño
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Subclass:	Asteridae
Order:	Solanales
Family:	Solanaceae
Genus:	Capsicum
Species:	C. annuum
Binomial name
Capsicum annuum

Fresh sliced jalapeño

Jalapeños production is for about 30% of Mexican chili production.

Other websites

Media related to Capsicum annuum at Wikimedia Commons
Jalapeño at Wikibook Cookbooks

• http://img.tfd.com/hm/prons/J0011550.wav - audio pronunciation
• http://www.chili-pepper-plants.com/html/medium_peppers.html Archived 2007-01-08 at the Wayback Machine