Description
- Cayenne pepper is an important ingredient in cuisine the world over
- Use it to make a hot salsa, spicy soup, or blazing house sauce for hot wings.
- Great Flavor
- A favorite with aficionados of spicy dishes.
- Better than anything purchased in the grocery store.
A spicy punch with a pinch of ground cayenne pepper. Made from dried hot red chili peppers, ground cayenne pepper is a medium hot seasoning usually rated at 30,000 to 50,000 Scoville units. Cayenne pepper is an important ingredient in cuisine the world over. Use it to make a hot salsa, spicy soup, or blazing house sauce for hot wings. Red Pepper (Cayenne) is the ripened, dried pod of the Capsicum Frutescens. The capsicum family of spices includes sweet, or bell, pepper, paprika and jalapeno chilies. Used when "heat" is desired, the dried pepper is available ground or whole. The color is an orange-red to deep red and capsaicin is the main constituent producing the hot taste. It is a good all around cayenne pepper and it has a great flavor profile. This spice is grown, dried and packaged and from the current growing season.This pepper is a course ground pepper; I also have whole cayenne peppers dried available which is great for dishes that you want great spicy flavor with obvious presence of large bits. PLEASE SEE MY OTHER LISTINGS