Only in Tenerife can we buy several types of peppers that can be more or less spicy.
- La Pimienta Palmera
- La Puta De La Madre
- La Picona
- La Cuerno De Cabra
- La Corazón De Paloma
- La Ají Dulce
- La Pinga De Gato
La Puta De La Madre
- Palmera Pepper: Mainly used for mojo picón, it is usually dried.
- Motherfucker: Known for a sharp and extreme itch, with pointed or rounded varieties.
- Picona Pepper: Generic or specific name for very spicy varieties in Canarian cuisine.
- Goat Horn: Elongated and curved variety.
- Heart of Dove: Variety of small, red pepper.
- Sweet Pepper: Variety with little or no spiciness used for its flavor.
- Cat’s Penis: Small and elongated variety of great intensity.
If you want to increase the spiciness: first, buy mature chili peppers, the younger the chili, the less spicy it will be.
In the kitchen, you should use the chili peppers WITHOUT removing the veins, seeds or centre and if you want even more spiciness (extra-spicy) you can roast them.
If you are into that spicy tangy flavour try Using Whole Peppercorns.
