{"id":285748,"date":"2025-04-07T11:57:39","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T09:57:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tapasmagazine.es\/por-que-los-jalapenos-son-ahora-menos-picantes\/"},"modified":"2025-04-07T12:02:06","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T10:02:06","slug":"why-are-jalapenos-now-less-spicy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tapasmagazine.es\/en\/why-are-jalapenos-now-less-spicy\/","title":{"rendered":"Why are jalape\u00f1os now less spicy?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tapasmagazine.es\/en\/maxime-frederic-sculpts-louis-vuitton-easter-chocolates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">h<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tapasmagazine.es\/en\/why-are-jalapenos-now-less-spicy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">e<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tapasmagazine.es\/en\/maxime-frederic-sculpts-louis-vuitton-easter-chocolates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">re<\/a> to read the Spanish version<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether to intensify the flavour of a meal, as a garnish or to spice up a sauce,<strong> jalape\u00f1os <\/strong>are a classic -beloved by many- that seems to be losing its essence. It turns out that it is not offering the same fervent effect as it once did. According to a 2023 article in <strong>D Magazine<\/strong> on the \u2018de-specifying\u2019 of jalape\u00f1o peppers, growers are deliberately making them less hot. Why? To make them larger, more aesthetically appealing varieties that look nice but aren&#8217;t really hot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@sunny.poudel\/video\/7469206539774201134\" data-video-id=\"7469206539774201134\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px; min-width:325px;\"> <section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@sunny.poudel\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@sunny.poudel?refer=embed\">@sunny.poudel<\/a> <p>bring back spicy jalapenos !!! I need to feel something. @Tiv I have not stopped thinking abt this since u posted LOL <a title=\"jalapenos\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/jalapenos?refer=embed\">#jalapenos<\/a> <\/p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound - sunnypoudel\ud83c\udf52\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7469206644497353518?refer=embed\">\u266c original sound &#8211; sunnypoudel\ud83c\udf52<\/a> <\/section> <\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>But that is only one explanation. The article goes on to explore a much larger conspiracy: breeders have focused on breeding milder jalape\u00f1os for consistency, durability and consumer-pleasing flavour. Variations that, despite being unveiled a few years ago, continue to resonate today, going viral online and drawing criticism from the community of true hot jalape\u00f1o advocates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If within the industry you are looking for a spicier one, you can follow the recommendations of a report in <strong>The Guardian<\/strong> (2024) in which chilli-spiced food historian Dave Dewitt talks about Mexico&#8217;s jalape\u00f1os, which can be much hotter in general, and the smaller ones even hotter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Click here to read the Spanish version. Whether to intensify the flavour of a meal, as a garnish or to spice up a sauce, jalape\u00f1os are a classic -beloved by many- that seems to be losing its essence. It turns out that it is not offering the same fervent effect as it once did. 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