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Peppers & Chiles

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A few of the words

HABANERO
The habanero originated in the Amazon basin and was carried north through Central America and the Caribbean long before European contact, it once held the Guinness record as the world's hottest commercially grown pepper.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
PAPRIKA
Paprika is made by drying and grinding red peppers; Hungary and Spain developed their own distinct styles, but the pepper itself traveled to Europe from the Americas after the 16th century.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
POBLANO
A poblano is named for the Mexican state of Puebla; when dried, this mild, dark-green chile is called an ancho, the same pepper, a very different pantry staple.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
SERRANO
Serrano chiles take their name from the mountain ridges (sierras) of Puebla and Hidalgo, Mexico, where they were first cultivated, they pack noticeably more heat than a jalapeño.Find this word in the grid to read its note.

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Peppers & Chiles word search, free and large-print. From mild sweet bells to smoky poblanos and fiery habaneros, the chile patch is full of color and heat.

About Peppers & Chiles

Few garden plants offer such a dazzling range, a single pepper bed can hold cool, crisp bells alongside slim serranos and the wrinkled, lantern-shaped habanero, each ripening from green through gold or deep red in the summer sun. The heat in a chile comes from capsaicin, concentrated mostly in the pale inner ribs rather than the seeds, which is why careful seeding and slicing can tame even a fiery jalapeño. Peppers have been cultivated in the Americas for thousands of years, and today they flavor everything from a sweet roasted pimento tucked into an olive to the smoky paprika dusted over a deviled egg.

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