Serrano pepper

Serrano pepper

The serrano pepper ("Capsicum annuum") is a type of chili pepper that originated in the mountainous regions of the Mexican states of Puebla and Hidalgo. Unripe serranos are green, but the color at maturity varies. Common colors are red, brown, orange, or yellow. Serranos are very meaty and thus they do not dry very well. They are generally between 1 and 4 inches long (2.5 to 10 cm) and around ½ inch (1 cm) wide.

Most serranos rate between 10,000 and 20,000 Scoville units.

2008 Salmonella Outbreak

Serrano peppers from Mexico are a likely source of the 2008 United States salmonellosis outbreak, according to the United States Food and Drug Administration. [ [http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/tomatoes.html FDA lifts advice to avoid eating jalapeño and Serrano peppers grown, harvested or packed in Mexico - Salmonella Saintpaul Outbreak] ]

References


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Serrano — may refer to:People* Serrano (people), a Native American tribe of Southern California *Serrano (surname), people with the surname SerranoPlaces*Serrano (LE), a frazione of Carpignano Salentino, Italy *Serrano Community in El Dorado Hills,… …   Wikipedia

  • serrano — or serrano chili n. pl. serranos [MexSp] a kind of long, slender, very hot chili usually cooked while still green, used esp. in Mexican cooking: also serrano chili (or pepper) * * * ser·ra·no (sə räʹnō) n. pl. ser·ra·nos …   Universalium

  • serrano — or serrano chili n. pl. serranos [MexSp] a kind of long, slender, very hot chili usually cooked while still green, used esp. in Mexican cooking: also serrano chili (or pepper) …   English World dictionary

  • serrano — I. sə̇ˈrä(ˌ)nō noun (plural serrano or serranos) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: American Spanish, from Spanish, mountaineer, from …   Useful english dictionary

  • pepper — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. cayenne, black or white pepper; bell, hot, or sweet pepper; slang, vim, vigor. See food, pungency. v. t. dot, stud; pelt; season. See dispersion, taste, attack. II (Roget s IV) n. Common peppers… …   English dictionary for students

  • serrano — noun (plural nos) Etymology: Mexican Spanish, from Spanish serrano, adjective, montane, highland, from sierra mountain range more at sierra Date: circa 1972 a small very hot chili pepper that is red when mature …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • serrano — noun A serrano chili pepper, Capsicum annuum, used in cooking …   Wiktionary

  • serrano — n. small Mexican red or green hot pepper …   English contemporary dictionary

  • serrano — [sɛ rα:nəʊ] noun a small green chilli pepper of a very hot variety. Origin from Sp., lit. of the mountains, highlander …   English new terms dictionary

  • Chili pepper — For other uses, see Chili (disambiguation). A habanero chili pepper, one of the more piquant (hotter) chili peppers …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”