Chiltepin peppers, imitating the colours of the Mexican flag, are seen in a peasant’s hand during a harvest on a farm near Baviácora, Sonora, Mexico.
Red and green chiltepin peppers together with white petals, imitating the colours of the Mexican flag, are seen in the palm of a peasant’s hand during a harvest on a farm near Baviácora, Sonora, Mexico, on October 28, 2022. The chiltepin pepper is a tiny, berry-like chili pepper that is red to orange-red in color and grows wild throughout Northern Mexico and the American Southwest. Having been cultivated by indigenous communities for approximately 6,000 years, chiltepin remains an important economic crop in the region. Chiltepin chili peppers are highly popular in Sonora and Sinaloa cuisine, often used in hot salsas, soups, or stews. They are considered very spicy (50,000 to 100,000 Scoville units) and are sought after for their distinctive smoky, earthy flavour. Although most chiltepin plants still grow wild, in recent years there has been increasing number of farmers who joined chiltepin cultivation projects and today, fields of chili peppers can be seen in the mountains of Sonora.
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Location: Baviácora, Sonora, Mexico
Photo credit: © Jan Sochor / Alamy / Afripics
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