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Italian Black Summer Truffles
Black summer truffles are more subtle than the winter variety. Shave truffle over cooked potatoes, toss with herbs and a shallot vinaigrette. Thinly shave truffle over scrambled eggs.
Spring Onions
Spring onions are most often utilized raw. The whole onion can be flash blanched and grilled, which brings out more the robust and sweet elements of the onions, and makes them a bolder pair for fish and meats
Seasons/Availability
Dried Mulato chile peppers are available year around.
Description/Taste
Dried Mulato chile peppers are a brown-blackish color with a flat shape. The dried Mulato chile pepper measures approximately 12cm in length and 7cm in width. The dried Mulato chile pepper is a mild chile pepper with a thick skin and wrinkled surface. Dried Mulato chile peppers have a somewhat sweet flavor resembling that of chocolate.
Nutritional Value
Dried Mulato chile peppers contain high amounts of both Vitamins C and A.
Applications
Dried Mulato chile peppers are an important ingredient in the preparation of mole. Mole is authentic Mexican sauce consisting of a variety of ingrediants including the "holy trinity" of dried peppers; Mulato, Ancho and Pasilla.
Ethnic/Cultural Info
Dried Mulato chile peppers are a common ingrediant found in numerous Mexican sauces which include mole and enchilada sauce.
Geography/History
Dried Mulato chile peppers are grown in central Mexico. Dried Mulato chile peppers are grown explicitly as a dried pepper. No fresh versions of the dried Mulato chile pepper make it to market. The cultivation of the dried Mulato chile peppers can be traced to pre-hispanic Mexico.
Featured Restaurants
Restaurants currently purchasing this product as an ingredient for their menu.
| Jake's Del Mar | Del Mar CA | 858-755-2002 |
| Ballast Point Brewing Co. | San Diego CA | 858-695-2739 |
Recipe Ideas
Recipes that include Dried Mulato Chile Pepper. One
is easiest, three is harder.
