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The Mulato pepper is a mild to medium dried Poblano pepper (Capsicum annuum
Capsicum annuum

Capsicum annuum is a domesticated species of the plant genus Capsicum native to Mexico....
), sold dried. Mexican Mulato chiles are part of the famous "trilogy" used in mole
Mole (sauce)

Mole is the generic name for several sauces used in Mexico cuisine, as well as for dishes based on these sauces. In English, it often refers to a specific sauce which is known in Spanish by the more specific name mole poblano....
 as well as other Mexican sauces and stews. The Mulato's color while growing is dark green, maturing to red or brown. The dried Mulato is flat and wrinkled, and always brownish-black in color. The average length of the Mulato is ten centimeters, and it is typically five centimeters wide.






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The Mulato pepper is a mild to medium dried Poblano pepper (Capsicum annuum
Capsicum annuum

Capsicum annuum is a domesticated species of the plant genus Capsicum native to Mexico....
), sold dried. Mexican Mulato chiles are part of the famous "trilogy" used in mole
Mole (sauce)

Mole is the generic name for several sauces used in Mexico cuisine, as well as for dishes based on these sauces. In English, it often refers to a specific sauce which is known in Spanish by the more specific name mole poblano....
 as well as other Mexican sauces and stews. The Mulato's color while growing is dark green, maturing to red or brown. The dried Mulato is flat and wrinkled, and always brownish-black in color. The average length of the Mulato is ten centimeters, and it is typically five centimeters wide. Its shape is wide at the top, tapering to a blunt point.

The Mulato has been described as tasting somewhat like chocolate or licorice, with undertones of cherry and tobacco. Its heat rating is 2,500 to 3,000 Scoville units.

Other meanings for Mulato


  • another spelling of Mulatto
    Mulatto

    Mulatto denotes a person with one White people parent and one Black people parent or a person who has black ancestry and white ancestry. It is perceived as pejorative and demeaning in some cultures....
    , a person of European and African parentage.
  • another name for the Comecrudo language of the Comecrudan languages
    Comecrudan languages

    Comecrudan refers to a group of possibly related languages spoken in the southernmost part of Texas and in northern Mexico along the Rio Grande....
     family.
  • Mulato is also applied to people of mixed races. It comes from the Latin derivative of Mule, which is half-horse and half-donkey.