Chili powder

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Chili powder or chili pepper ( English Chili Powder or chili mix ) is a sharp US spice mixture from the basic ingredients cayenne pepper , cumin , garlic and oregano . Depending on the recipe, it can also contain cinnamon , nutmeg , cloves , coriander and other ingredients. Chili powder is a typical spice in Tex-Mex cuisine . It is not to be confused with finely ground chili, which is traded as cayenne pepper in German-speaking countries. Chili powder has a relatively low heat of around 500 to 1,000 Scoville , while cayenne pepper is considerably hotter with 2,500 to 60,000 Scoville.

Chili powder is available for purchase in Bolivia .

The first mixes were in 1890 by DC Pendry in Fort Worth , Texas, and in 1894 by William Gebhardt in New Braunfels , manufactured, Texas.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ What is the difference between cayenne pepper and chili. worldsoffood.de, accessed on December 4, 2017 .
  2. ↑ Chilli, Chilli or Chile - The tropical heat maker. jungekueche.de, accessed on December 4, 2017 .
  3. ↑ Chili powder - fiery spice mixture from America. gewuerzkompanie.de, accessed on December 4, 2017 .