The guajillo chili (from Nahuatl, huaxin “huaje”) is a variety of dried chili very popular in Mexican cuisine. Mesoamerican cultures used the guajillo chili and other chili varieties in their food to alleviate certain discomforts. It is even said that they used it to defend themselves from enemies. The guajillo chili is the carefully selected, dehydrated, and cleaned mature fruit of the mirasol chili.
Perennial and of the shrub type, it is not hairy and can measure 60 to 70 cm. Its stem is woody, its flowers not very large and are white or greenish-white. Green, pointed leaves of medium size.
As a condiment enhancing the flavor of marinades, sauces, stews, and more. Medicinal, primarily as an analgesic. Coloring, due to the red pigments in its skin. Cosmetic, in creams, soaps, and shampoos with extract.
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