Padrón
Capsicum annuum
A small green Spanish chile commonly fried or blistered, with variable heat from pod to pod.
Medium
500–2,500 SHU
- Flavor
- Green, faintly sweet, variable.
- Origin
- Galicia, Spain
- Best uses
- Tapas-style frying, blistering.
- Days to maturity
- 60-80
How the heat plays out
Early estimateHits immediately, climbs to a low peak, and fades quickly, felt on the tongue. Variable, green
In the kitchen
- Fresh
- Best fried or blistered whole.
- Roasted
- Excellent charred.
