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Chili – The Fiery Spice for Every Kitchen
Chili adds the perfect level of heat to your dishes. Whether as ground chili powder like Cayenne pepper, delicate chili threads, chili flakes like red Jalapeño or whole chili peppers like Habanero – here, you’ll find the perfect spice for every recipe. Did you know that some chili varieties are not only hot but also fruity and aromatic?
Our Most Popular Chili Varieties
- Jalapeño Red – smoky and aromatic
- Espelette Chili – mild heat with a fruity note
- Isot Biber – Turkish specialty with a smoky aroma
- Sumac & chili flakes – a perfect combination for salads
Chili - The Fiery Spice that Ignites Your Dishes
Welcome to Orlandosidee, your online shop for premium spices. Explore our diverse selection of top-quality chili spice that adds the desired kick to your food. With our chili, you can infuse your dishes with heat and a unique flavor.
Chili - A Culinary Journey through Spice
Chili is not just a spice, but also a flavor experience. The fiery heat of chili provides a pleasant warmth and enlivens the palate. Whether mild or extra spicy, at Orlandosidee, you'll find the right chili variant for your individual taste.
Diverse Uses
Chili spice offers a wide range of applications. Elevate soups, stews, sauces, marinades, and many other dishes with a touch of chili to give them a spicy note. With our chili, you can impart a distinctive heat to your dishes and elevate the flavor to a new level.
High Quality and Freshness
At Orlandosidee, we place great emphasis on quality and freshness. Our chili spice is carefully selected and comes from renowned growing areas. Through gentle processing and airtight packaging, we ensure that the aroma and heat of the chili are preserved. Enjoy the full flavor and freshness of our chili products.
Chili - The Perfect Spice for Every Taste
Whether you prefer it mild, medium, or extra spicy, at Orlandosidee, you'll find the perfect chili spice for your personal taste. Choose from a variety of chili varieties and find your favorite. Discover the diversity of flavors and levels of spiciness, and set your dishes on fire.
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ChiliRed JalapenosIts Spiciness
The spiciness of chili depends on how much capsaicin a pepper contains. This substance, capsaicin, is found 90% in the seeds and the white partitions of the chili. The flesh of the peppers themselves is not as spicy, but it is aromatic. However, the aroma dissipates when the chili peppers are heated. Therefore, after cooking, a clear, pure spiciness remains. Capsaicin triggers heat or a sensation of pain on the tongue, which is perceived by the trigeminal nerve. The tongue, with its taste buds, which taste for us, cannot taste spiciness, only sweet, salty, sour, bitter, and umami (savory taste).
How to Determine the Spiciness Level with the Scoville Scale?
The spiciness level of chili peppers is indicated in Scoville units, with the scale ranging from 0 to 10.
The Scoville Scale is named after its creator, Wilbur Scoville. Originally, this test involved diluting a solution of chili extract in water and sugar until the "burning" sensation was no longer noticeable; the degree of dilution that was set for pure capsaicin at 16,000,000 resulted in the spiciness value in Scoville units. The number of Scoville units indicating the position on the scale (SHU) (Scoville Heat Units) indicates the amount of equivalent capsaicin contained.
Its Use in Other Countries
Not everyone loves the spiciness of chili right away. Here in Europe, the milder chilies, known as bell peppers, became popular first. Bell peppers come in different levels of spiciness. They enhance many dishes with their fruity aroma and a mild spiciness.
In Africa, Asia, and India, on the other hand, very spicy dishes are much more preferred. During my time in Ivory Coast and Cameroon, the traditionally African sauces and dishes were mostly made with the hot habaneros. Furthermore, many African spice blends are very spicy, such as Harissa.
We prefer to use chili to add spiciness to dishes, and in doing so, we're also doing something good for our bodies. It is said that chilies help build up mucous membranes, mobilize metabolism, improve blood sugar levels, and alleviate pain and inflammation.
Belonging to the Capsicum genus, they are "peppers". There are more than 150 varieties, each with a differentiated flavor profile, a different color, and a different level of spiciness. Their taste is influenced by the climate and the soil they grow in. They range from delicately fruity to fiercely spicy. Some chilies are meatier than others, and some also have a thicker skin. They also differ in size and color. Ripe chilies are mostly yellow, red, orange, and reddish-brown, while unripe chilies are green.
Our Varieties of Chili - Ground, Whole, or Crushed.
Currently, we offer various types of chili in our range, varying in their level of spiciness. For a highly aromatic yet mild spiciness, I recommend the Piment d'Espelette. It pairs excellently with fresh tomatoes, in a self-baked baguette, or for the BBQ season in herb butter.
The Isot Biber chili is a pleasantly spicy Turkish chili with a smoky note. For example, I use it in a cold white bean salad in combination with Sumac.
The chili threads are a wonderful highlight for soups or appetizers that you want to serve at parties. Their mild spiciness complements a variety of dishes.
Chilies and their fruits are the aphrodisiac par excellence.
Origin and First Appearance in Europe.
Chilies originate from Mexico and were first made known by Christopher Columbus in his search for pepper to be imported and marketed in Europe. Today, the spiciest chili varieties are grown in Africa and Asia, but they are hybrid species that are extremely intense. Their high Scoville rating tends to overpower any form of taste in dishes. They are certainly excellent chili peppers for "spice lovers," but not very suitable for ordinary, flavorful cuisine and everyday dishes.