MildC. annuumMexico
Poblano
Ancho · Chile Ancho · Pasilla
2,000Scoville Heat Units
Heat context
Carolina Reaper
Ghost Pepper
Habanero
Poblano
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Botanical data
Heat (SHU)2,000
SpeciesC. annuum
OriginMexico
Days to mature65
Plant height60–90 cm
Wall thicknessThick
Ripe colourdark red-brown
YieldHeavy
Growth habitBush
Germination8-14
FoliageGreen
Unripe colourdark green
About this variety
The poblano is a mild, heart-shaped chili pepper from Puebla, Mexico, prized for its rich, earthy flavor and meaty texture. When fresh and green, it's called poblano; when dried, it becomes the wrinkled, sweet ancho chile. This versatile pepper is the foundation of chiles rellenos and essential to authentic mole poblano.
Flavour profile
earthyrichslightly sweetmild heat
Culinary scores
Sauce
8/10
Drying
9/10
Pickling
4/10
Culinary uses
Essential for chiles rellenos (stuffed peppers), strips for rajas con crema, roasted and peeled for tacos and quesadillas, base for mole poblano sauce. When dried as ancho, used in enchilada sauces, adobos, and various mole preparations.
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Quick reference
Heat2,000 SHU
SpeciesC. annuum
OriginMexico
Days to ripe65
Ripe colourdark red-brown
Best forSauce, Drying, Essential for chiles rellenos (stuffed peppers)
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