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chile de árbol

American  
[chee-lay day ahr-bohl, chi-lee] / ˈtʃi leɪ deɪ ˈɑr boʊl, ˈtʃɪ li /

noun

chiles de árbol plural
  1. a small, thin, hot Mexican chili pepper with a bright red color.


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“It’s a place of people who are salt of the earth,” he concluded, moving on to guacamole that he spiked with La Parrilla’s salsa de chile de árbol.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2024

Their camarones a la diabla entree has a nutty spice and includes a guajillo puree and chile de árbol, a small but potent Mexican chili pepper.

From Seattle Times Dec. 26, 2022

The spice comes from the combined propulsion of three peppers: chile de árbol, chipotle and guajillo.

From Washington Post Nov. 7, 2022

One soup uses Thai chilis, and the other chile de árbol, but no one seems to care about the difference.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 8, 2022

They added a little garlic, and opted for fresh chile de árbol — unusual because it’s generally dried — for the pepper, unspecified in the recipe.

From The Verge Oct. 31, 2019

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