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Serrano is a Spanish word meaning "mountain" which may signify the origin and growing area of these chiles.

A type of chile pepper that is about 5 inches in length, is green or red in color, and has a mild to medium-hot flavor.

The Spanish term for "sauce," salsa can be a mixture of fruits or a mixture of vegetables, or both that are whole and chopped, which are used to complement the flavor of a variety of foods.

A dark green, tapering and narrow pepper that is five to seven inches long. When fully mature it turns a dark brown.

A hot and slightly sweet flavored chile that has a long tapered shape and an orange-red color. Typically smoked, this chile provides a medium hot flavor that tastes slightly like green tea or berries.

A small round chile, approximately 1 inch or slightly larger in length, that turns dark rusty to brownish red in color when mature.

A variety of yellow chile peppers typically harvested when they are 4 to 6 inches in length. Often mistaken for the banana chile, the Yellow Wax pepper has a hotter flavor and is larger in size.

A variety of yellow chile peppers typically harvested when they are 4 to 6 inches in length. Often mistaken for the banana chile, the Hungarian Wax pepper has a hotter flavor and is larger in size.

jalapeno, halopeno, halopano, hallopaino, hallopano,

A term used to describe one or many of the varieties of red-hot chilies that are grown throughout the world.

A Jalapeno pepper, native to Mexico that is smoked, dried and most often served as an appetizer or as an ingredient in sauces, salsas, soups, and stews.

A variety of pepper that has a banana shape and is typically 2 to 3 inches in length. At times referred to as a "yellow wax" pepper, Banana Chile peppers have a waxy yellow skin that turns red when fully ripe.

An Italian, Spanish and Latin American term that most often describes the color of a food ingredient.

A long narrow chile pepper that is native to China, Japan and also common in regions of Mexico. Translated, the word Japónes means "Japanese" in Spanish to denote an Asian variety of pepper.

A tomato-based Mexican sauce made up of tomatoes, chile peppers, and onions. It is a sauce that is very similar to salsa, except thinner and smoother in consistency, not as chunky.

A term that is used to refer to a group of spices used for seasonings or a group of vegetables that may be sweet, bland or spicy.