Puya Chile Pepper, Whole-Dried

Whole Dried Puya Chile Peppers bring fruity chile flavor and medium heat to salsas, sauces and stews.

How to use

• Use in cooked salsas or chile sauces.
• Add to stews for warmth and a fruity pepper flavor.
• Adjust the quantity to your preferred heat level.

Product details

Ingredients: Whole dried Puya chile peppers.

Brand: Savu Birra

Item Form: Whole dried peppers

Size options: 1.8 ounce pouch

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Helpful guide

Chile Pepper Heat Guide: From Cayenne to Carolina Reaper

Quick recipe: Puya chile vegetable sauce

Ingredients: 2 whole dried Puya chiles, 1 cup crushed tomatoes, 1 garlic clove, and salt to taste.

Method: Remove stems, toast briefly, soak until pliable, and blend with tomatoes and garlic. Simmer 10 minutes and spoon over cooked vegetables.

History and growing traditions

Puya belongs to Mexico's dried-chile tradition. Agricultural researchers in Zacatecas list puya among chiles cultivated for drying, alongside mirasol, ancho, and de Árbol. Dried peppers could be stored and traded after harvest, and puya is used in red salsas and sauces when cooks want chile flavor and heat from a whole pod.

This product contains whole dried peppers, which can be rehydrated for sauces and stews. This history describes the pepper variety, not the verified growing origin of this batch.

Historical background: Mexico's INIFAP agricultural research.