チリパウダー

チリパウダー(chili powder、chile、chilli、またはpowdered chiliとも表記される)は、1種類または複数種類の唐辛子の果実を乾燥させて粉末状にしたもので、他のスパイスが加えられることもある(その場合は、chili powder blendまたはchili seasoning mixと呼ばれることもある)。料理に辛味や風味を加える調味料(または調合スパイス)として使用される。アメリカ英語では通常「チリ」と表記され、イギリス英語では「チリ」(2つの「l」)が常に使用される。

ボリビアで販売されている大量のチリパウダー

Chili powder is used in many different cuisines, including American (particularly Tex-Mex), Chinese, Indian, Bangladeshi, Korean, Mexican, Portuguese, and Thai. A chili powder blend is the primary flavor in American chili con carne.

Varieties

Chili powder is sometimes known by the specific type of chili pepper used. Varieties of chili peppers used to make chili powder include Aleppo, ancho, cayenne, chipotle, chile de árbol, jalapeño, New Mexico, pasilla, and piri piri chili peppers. Gochugaru is a variety used in Korean cuisine traditionally made from sun-dried Korean red chili peppers known as taeyang-cho, with spicier varieties using Cheongyang peppers. Kashmiri chili powder is bright red, but mild in heat and used in Indian cuisine, named after the region of Kashmir.

• Chili powder varieties
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  Aleppo pepper
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  Ancho chili powder
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  Piri piri powder
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  Indian chili powder (from red chilis)
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  Gochugaru (Korean chili powder)

Blends

Chili powder blends are composed chiefly of chili peppers and blended with other spices including cumin, onion, garlic powder, and sometimes salt. The chilis are most commonly red chili peppers; "hot" varieties usually also include cayenne pepper. As a result of the varying recipes used, the spiciness of any given chili powder is variable.

The first commercial blends of chili powder in the U.S. were created by D.C. Pendery and William Gebhardt for chili con carne. Gebhardt opened Miller's Saloon in New Braunfels, Texas. Chili was the town's favorite dish. However, chili peppers could only be found at certain times of the year. Gebhardt imported some ancho peppers from Mexico and ran the peppers through a small meat grinder three times and created the first commercial chili powder in 1894.

Chili in food

Chili powder is very commonly seen in traditional Latin American and Asian cuisine. It is used in soups, tacos, enchiladas, fajitas, curries and meat.

Chili can also be found in sauces and curry bases, such as chili con carne. Chili sauce can be used to marinate and season things such as meat.

See also

• Crushed red pepper
• Food powder
• Paprika

External links

• The dictionary definition of chili powder/ja at Wiktionary
• Media related to Chili powder/ja at Wikimedia Commons