General Information
Cascabel chiles are plump and round and resemble the Cherry chile pepper. They are less wrinkled than some dried chiles and have a bright sheen to their maroon colored exterior. Their slightly acidic thick flesh offers a medium-hot rich flavor. Cascabels are both woodsy and smoky flavored, with a nutty tobacco aroma. Scoville units: 4 (1500-2500).
History
The Cascabel is grown in the Mexican states of Coahuila, Durango, San Luis Potosi, Guerrero, and Jalisco. Sometimes this chile is confused with the Catarina chile, whose seeds also rattle when dried. The Cascabella has a more conical shape like that of a spinning top, and it is also much smaller in size. The Cascabel chile is also known as chile bola and rattle chile, guajones and coras.
