Spice
Chipotle
A tier
Chipotle is a smoke-dried ripe jalapeño—morita (softer, fruitier) or meco (drier, cigar-like). Flavour is smoke, sweet heat, and tobacco-fruit depth defining countless salsas and marinades. Use whole rehydrated, powdered, or canned in adobo. A little dominates beans, barbecue sauces, and mayonnaise. Not a fresh green jalapeño substitute without smoke character.
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Characteristics
Preparations
DriedFlakeFreshPickledPowderRoastedSauceSmoked
Traits
DriedMediumMexicanMorita MecoSmoke Sweet HeatSmoked JalapeñoSmokySweet Heat
History
MX
Smoke-drying jalapeños preserved chillies and created chipotle flavour.
MX
Regional chipotle production specialised in morita and meco styles.
US
Chipotle in adobo became a US pantry mainstream item.
Global barbecue and Mexican fusion locked chipotle’s popularity.