Discover Anaheim pepper

• An Anaheim pepper is a mild variety of chile pepper. 
• The name "Anaheim" derives from a farmer named Emilio Ortega who brought the seeds to the Anaheim, California area in the early 1900s. 
• They are also called California chile or Magdalena, and dried as chile seco del norte.
• While the Anaheim pepper usually has a Scoville Heat Index around 1,000, some varieties can have a rating as high as 5,000, which is not very hot. 
• As these peppers mature they turn from green to red. 
• They can be used for cooking at any stage but are most often used when still green. 
• Choose fresh chiles with deep colors, avoiding those that look wrinkled or soft.