Thread: Re: True Chipotles

Sqwertz <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Fri, 04 Nov 2011 22:05:35 -0500, zxcvbob wrote:
>
>> Sqwertz wrote:
>>
>>> These are a steal at Texas's Central Markets for $.10/each ($6/lb).
>>> Ground chipotle at the same store costs $16/lb. Go figure.
>>> They also have dried naga jolokias for the same price (in bulk).
>>
>> I've never seen those in bulk. I recently paid $2.50 for a 2 ounce
>> cello pack of some really nice ones; haven't tried them yet. I
>> misplaced them when I made a big pot of pinto beans last week and
>> then I found them *after* I had already seasoned the beans with
>> morita peppers.
>
> Central Market has a 18" x 24" x 4" tray of these usually. For a
> while there they only has the mora/morita, and sometimes they have
> both. I wanted a to get a shot comparing the two but I'm out of the
> moras (moritas are smaller).
>
> All dried peppers at CM are $5.99/lb. Even the cheaper ancho,
> cascabal, arbol, etc...
>
> -sw

Chile ancho and mulato are typically around that same price here.
(Understanding that mulato is a variable term but in this case it refers to
a dried pepper similar to chile ancho. )