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chilcostle chile

Pronunciation: [cheel-KOHS-tl]

A moderately hot dried chile with a unique spicy flavor. It's narrow and long (3 to 5 inches), with a deep paprika-colored skin mottled with streaks of dark orange. The chilcostle is grown in Oaxaca, Mexico.

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