# Pasilla Mixe

Also known as Pasilla de Oaxaca, Pasilla Oaxaqueño, Chile Mixe, Pasilla Mixe.
Species: Capsicum annuum.

Pasilla Mixe is a Capsicum annuum cultivar from Sierra Mixe, Oaxaca, Mexico. Capsi’s sourced range is 5,000–20,000 SHU (Vendor Claim). Flavor is smoky, meaty, earthy, fruity, cocoa. Used for salsas, chintextle paste, escabeches, stuffed peppers, moles. Heat is a range, not a single marketing number.

## Heat sources

- 15,000–20,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Bulk Pasilla de Oaxaca Chiles | Pasilla Oaxaca
  https://spicesinc.com/pasilla-de-oaxaca-chiles

- 15,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Spotlight: Pasilla de Oaxaca Chiles
  https://www.thespicehouse.com/blogs/news/spotlight-pasilla-de-oaxaca-chiles

- 5,000–10,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Pasilla Mixe Chili or Pasilla de Oaxaca - Seeds
  https://thepepperpantry.com/products/pasilla-mixe-chili-or-pasilla-de-oaxaca-seeds

## Heritage

We don't have a documented family for this pepper yet.

## Page sources

- [Atlas Obscura article on origin, smoking process, sizes, and traditional Mixe uses](https://www.atlasobscura.com/foods/chile-pasilla-mixe)
- [Spices Inc. product details including SHU range, flavor profile, origin, and appearance](https://spicesinc.com/pasilla-de-oaxaca-chiles)
- [Producer description of ancestral Pasilla Mixe cultivation, smoking, and flavor notes](https://www.skurnik.com/sku/chili-pepper-liqueur-pasilla-mixe-80-alma-tepec/)
- [Slow Food Ark of Taste entry on cultural significance, production, and smoking process](https://www.fondazioneslowfood.com/en/ark-of-taste-slow-food/pasilla-mixe-or-pasilla-oaxaca-chili/)
- [The Spice House spotlight on Pasilla de Oaxaca flavor, heat, uses, and Mixe origin](https://www.thespicehouse.com/blogs/news/spotlight-pasilla-de-oaxaca-chiles)

## FAQ
### How hot is Pasilla Mixe?

Capsi’s sourced range is 5,000–20,000 SHU (Vendor Claim). Capsi uses a sourced range and a trust tier, not a single marketing number. How we verify heat: https://web.thecapsi.app/learn/heat-and-capsaicin/how-we-measure-heat

### What does Pasilla Mixe taste like?

Intensely smoky and meaty with notes of dried red berries, cocoa, tobacco, toasted allspice, and earthiness; pleasant chile spice and lingering throat heat.

### How do I grow Pasilla Mixe?

Pasilla Mixe: about 80 days to maturity, subtropical highland climate, full sun, hardiness zones 9-11.

### What can I substitute for Pasilla Mixe?

Capsi does not have that recorded yet.

Page: https://web.thecapsi.app/pepper/pasilla-mixe
Catalog: https://web.thecapsi.app/data