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Where do Don Juan’s Chiles come from?

Before you buy chiles, you might want to know where they come from. After all, chiles need to be grown in specific locations that receive lots of sunlight to warm the soil in order them to have the color, taste, and heat you love.

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Don Juan Chiles Best Sellers

While most of Don Juan Chiles’ products are focused on cooking, some of our ingredients are often used for other purposes — especially for health and beauty.

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Don Juan Chiles Lent

In this post we review a brief history of Lent, and talk about some of Don Juan’s favorite ingredients to help keep your Lenten meals interesting!

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Don Juan Chiles Scoville Heat Scale

Looking to take your spiciness up or down a notch? Here at Don Juan Chiles, we ranked our chiles based on the Scoville Heat Index to make it easy for you to find the chiles that meet your need for heat!

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Ponche Navideño
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Ponche Navideño

Ponche Navideño is a traditional Mexican holiday punch enjoyed in the winter. This flavorful drink is made with fresh and dried fruits like tamarind, prunes, hibiscus, sugar cane, cinnamon, and sweetened with Piloncillo. Ponche Navideño is also often served as a symbol of hospitality and friendship. It is often served with alcohol but tastes great without it as well.

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Home Made Tamales
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Homemade Tamales

Few things are better than a plate of hot and fresh homemade tamales. Most know that this dish is a staple of a variety of central American cuisines, but did you know that they are actually the first dish to be made from corn in that region of the world?

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How to use Dried Chiles

Wondering how to use dried chiles in your cooking? Dried chiles have been a staple of Mexican cuisine for centuries, and different generations have found a wide variety of uses for the equally wide variety of chiles.

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Benefits of Chiles

It seems like no one talks about chiles and the various benefits they offer! Here, we’ll be going over a few of the biggest benefits of dried whole chiles so they can get their time in the spotlight.

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The History of Chiles

Researchers believe chile peppers originated in the Americas, specifically Mesoamerica. Lean more about the history of chiles with Don Juan Chiles.

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Birria Tacos with Authentic Ingredients
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Birria Tacos

When you order dried chiles online from Don Juan Chiles or any of the other traditional Mexican ingredients we offer, you can make all kinds of different authentic Mexican dishes. We wanted to share one of our favorites with you – birria tacos!

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Pineapple Pepperoni Pizza

We are excited to bring you a Pizza Recipe Blog. Who doesn’t love a good homemade pie! Well look no further this simple recipe can be done in about an hour and tastes great!

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