Mulato Peppers

Mild to Medium Hot.

You can tell that a Mulato is ripe when its color goes from dark green to brown.

It will dry flat and become blackish brown and very wrinkled.

When rehydrated it remains a chocolate color.

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The Mulato is a very popular chile that looks like the ancho, but is darker and sweeter and is fairly mild. It has a light fruity nuance and a much more pronounced smoky character than its relative, the ancho.

Dried Mulato is an essential ingredient in the making of Mexican mole sauces which are a combination of chocolate and chiles. The Mulato tastes a little like licorice with deeper tones of a fruity flavor.