Jalapeño pepper

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Name Variations

 * manzana chile

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The jalapeño is a small to medium-sized chile pepper that is prized for the hot, burning sensation that it produces in the mouth when eaten. It is a cultivar of the species Capsicum annuum. The name jalapeño is pronounced IPA: /hɑləˈpeɪnjoʊ/ or IPA: /hæləˈpeɪnjoʊ/ in English, and IPA: /xalaˈpeɲo/ in the original Spanish. It is named after the city of Xalapa, Veracruz where it was traditionaly produced. Sixty square kilometres are dedicated for the cultivation of jalapeno in Mexico alone; primarily in the Paloapán river basin in the north of the state of Veracruz and in the Delicias, Chihuahua area. Jalapeno is also cultivated in smaller scale in Jalisco, Nayarit, Sonora, Sinaloa and Chiapas.