Serrano peppers (Capsicum annuum) come from two states in Mexico, Puebla and Hidalgo. The fruits are long, thin, and commonly harvested when green, however, they can be yellow, or ...

If you’re substituting jalapeños with serrano peppers, for example, you’ll want to keep in mind that the latter can have over twice the Scoville heat units of the former, and adjust the ...

To get a sense of the spectrum, bell peppers rank around a 0 on Scoville Heat Units (SHUs), while notorious hybrids like the Carolina reaper measure as much as 2,500,000 SHUs. But even the Carolina ...

Pepper X measures an average of 2.693 million Scoville Heat Units. A jalapeño, by comparison, measures just 2,000 to 8,000 SHUs, while a serrano can land between 10,000 and 23,000 SHUs.

If you’re substituting jalapeños with serrano peppers, for example, you’ll want to keep in mind that the latter can have over twice the Scoville heat units of the former, and adjust the amount of ...