What is Jalapeño?
{{Taxobox | name = Jalapeño | image = Illustration Capsicum annuum0.jpg | image_width = 240px | regnum = [[Plant]]ae | divisio = [[Magnoliophyta]] | classis = [[Magnoliopsida]] | subclassis = [[Asteridae]] | ordo = [[Solanales]] | familia = [[Solanaceae]] | genus = ''[[Capsicum]]'' | species = '''''C. annuum''''' | binomial = ''Capsicum annuum'' }} [[File:Chilito verde.jpg|thumbnail|right|Fresh sliced jalapeño]] The '''jalapeño''' is a type of Mexican [[Capsicum|pepper]]. It is a form of the [[Chili pepper]]. It is pronounced ''hala-PAYN-nyo'' or ''hala-PEE-nyo.'' It is named after the city of [[Xalapa]], which is the capital of the Mexican state of [[Veracruz]]. A chipotle is a smoked, dried jalapeño. The jalapeño is a reasonably spicy pepper, rated at between 2,500 and 8,000 [[Scoville scale|scoville]]. It is commonly sold in [[Mexico]], and the southern [[United States]], where it is used for cooking. Jalapeños production is for about 30% of Mexican chili production. == Other websites == {{commons cat-inline|Capsicum annuum}}<br/> {{cookbook-inline}} * http://img.tfd.com/hm/prons/J0011550.wav - audio pronunciation * http://www.chili-pepper-plants.com/html/medium_peppers.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070108033653/http://www.chili-pepper-plants.com/html/medium_peppers.html |date=2007-01-08 }} {{Capsicum cultivars}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Jalapeno}} [[Category:Capsicum]] {{Biology-stub}}