Badia Pequin Chili 0.5 oz

Badia Pequin Chili is whole dried pequin peppers — small, hot, earthy, with a smoky edge. One of the sharper chiles on the rack, used sparingly where real heat is wanted.

Common Uses: crumbling into tamale masa and fillings, toasting and grinding for table salsas, infusing oils and vinegars, building heat into marinades for grilled meats, finishing pots of beans or caldo.

Pantry Role: base seasoning, finishing sauce component.

Common In: central Mexican cooking, pan-Latin kitchens, salsa macha and chile-infused oils, home pantries that keep a dedicated heat shelf.

Pairs With: comino, garlic, lime, tomatillo, dried árbol and guajillo chiles, and neutral oils for chile infusions.

Vegan, gluten-free, and kosher. A 0.5 oz jar goes a long way — pequin is roughly seven to eight times hotter than jalapeño. Ships nationwide.