Zarela Martínez

Chile Pequín or Chile Piquín

Also “chiltepin,” “chiltepe,” and several other spellings

Appears in
The Food and Life of Oaxaca: Traditional Recipes from Mexico′s Heart
The Food and Life of Oaxaca

By Zarela Martínez

Published 1997

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These tiny, bitingly hot peppers are thought to be close to the wild ancestors of most hot peppers. You will probably find them only dried, though they are also eaten fresh throughout Oaxaca.

Woman making totopos in Ixtepec in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec

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