Poblano

One of the milder chile peppers, the poblano ranks as a 2 out of 10 (10 being the hottest) on the Scoville Unit scale, which expresses the amount of chiles' heat producing-compound capsaicin. The 4- to 5-inch peppers range from dark green to almost black; the darker peppers are more flavorful. Mexico produces the best poblanos and uses them in its famous chile rellenos (stuffed peppers). Poblanos are available canned and dried, but the dried versions are called ancho or mulato chiles and are hotter than the fresh. Fresh, canned and dried poblanos can be found in Mexican groceries and in many supermarkets.