Dry Pepper Whole Pods

You can give any dish an amazing twist by adding dehydrated peppers. Dried peppers can be reconstituted in hot water to be sliced and added to salads, salsas, pastes, marinades, and more. They can also be ground into a powder or chopped into pepper flakes.

Magic Plant Farms offers the best dry pepper pods from across the world.

Ancho

The ancho chile pepper originated in Puebla, Mexico. The dried version of these poblano thin-walled peppers can be rehydrated and fried, coated, and stuffed, or used in mole sauces. Although it is a milder pepper that measures about 500–1,500 SHU, it will add a great flavor to your dishes.

Antep Aci Dolma 

The Antep Aci Dolma is a large bell pepper with distinct lines on its skin as it ripens from green into dark red. It has a thick outer flesh and a nice tang that makes it great for stuffing, roasting, salads, and sauces. Similar to sweet bell peppers, it is more on the mild side with a SHU range of 2,000 to 10,000.

Piri Piri

Piri Piri peppers, also known as the African bird’s eye pepper, are simply yummy and spicy. They can be eaten with rice, salads, bread, vegetables, and almost anything else. You can even make your own Piri Piri chicken. But you might want to be careful, these hot peppers can break 100,000 SHU!

Carolina Reaper

The Carolina Reaper pepper is currently the hottest pepper in the world with a 1,400,000 SHU heat level. It has a fruity flavor with a pitted and wrinkly surface that really packs a punch.

Cascabel Pepper

These peppers are well known for their “rattle” and “bell” sounds when shaken. With a range of 1,000–3,000 SHU, the Cascabel peppers are perfect for salsas and sauces served over tamales and tacos. They also pair great with tomatillos and many other Mexican dishes as well.

Guyana Hot Cherry Peppers

The Wiri Wiri is a versatile thin-walled pepper and has a unique flavor that blends well with tomatoes and tropical fruits. As one of the milder chili peppers, it has a rating of 100,000 – 300,000 SHU.

Chili Pequin

This citrusy, smoky, and nutty-flavored pepper is great for dehydrating peppers and is best suited for sautéing, simmering, and stir-frying. It has a SHU range of 30,000–60,000.

Chipotle Meco

Chipotle Meco peppers are smoked serrano peppers that have a year-round use and low to medium heat level of 2,500–10,000 SHU. They have a grassy and smoky flavor that pairs well with chicken dishes, salsas, pork chops, stews, and Mexican-style dishes.

Chipotle Morita

Several recipes make use of Morita chipotles. Morita in Spanish means mulberry or little blackberry, which is a nod to the fruity sweetness of this variety. It has a 2,000-10,000 SHU heat level.

De Arbol Pepper

Chile de Arbol peppers add spice and heat (15,000 – 30,000 SHU) to hot sauces, salsa, and chili. Dried chile pepper can be used for adding significant heat to many dishes.

Ghost Pepper

These small peppers pack a whopping punch in heat, texture, and flavor. There is a hint of sweetness when you bite into the pepper, which builds into an excruciating amount of heat that reaches over 1,000,000 SHU!

Guajillo

This pepper is usually found in dry climates. It is one of the larger peppers and is rated low on the Scoville heat scale (500-2,500 SHU). Its mild overall flavor makes it perfect for the red sauce used in tamales.

Red Caribbean Habanero

The dried chile peppers have a hot flavor that is perfect for citrusy, sweet, smoky, and hot sauces and salsas. Be prepared for a heat bump with over 400,000 SHU!

Malagueta Pepper

The malagueta pepper is highly popular in Portugal and Brazil where it is used in a range of fish and meat dishes. The hot pepper has a bright color of either green or red and has a sweet, tangy taste with a rating of 60,000–100,000 SHU.

Moruga Scorpion

Moruga scorpion drying peppers are perfect for Mexican dishes and Latin American cuisine. The heat builds up until it is miserably hot (about 1,200,000 SHU). It has a unique, fruity flavor if you can get past the heat.

Pasilla Pepper

The almost-black pepper is often used in sauces and can be ground into a fine powder. You can place peppers whole in stews and soups or use the powder form in salsas for a mild heat (250–2,500 SHU).

Sichuan Peppercorn

Flavor-wise the pepper has an overtone of pine and citrus. It creates a numbing and tingly sensation which allows it to be used in many methods of cooking but is not a pepper that brings the heat.

Sansho Peppercorn

This is a traditional Japanese spice that is usually preserved at low temperature and low humidity settings. You can use it in grilled chicken, grilled eel, and seafood for a flavor explosion with very mild heat.

Red Savina Pepper

The Red Savina pepper was once the hottest pepper with 577,000 SHU. It is specifically bred to be larger, hotter, and heavier than other habaneros.

Scorpion Pepper

The Scorpion pepper has a striking shape and color. It is native to Mississippi and has a sweet, fruity aftertaste. It also brings the heat (900,000 – 1.4 million SHU)!

Scotch Bonnet Pepper

One of the hottest peppers in the world, the Scotch Bonnet is used in pork, chicken, and other Jerk dishes (100,000–350,000 SHU).

Buy Whole Pepper Pods This Pepper Season from Magic Plant Farms

Dry pepper whole pods can make any dish flavorful and aromatic. Magic Plant Farms inspects all of our gourmet chilies to ensure they are high-quality, pure, and authentic. Spice up your mind by purchasing dry peppers from a leading chile pepper company. Place your order today!