Calabrian "SWEET/MILD" Chili Powder 350 g (12.3 oz) Medium Pack Size

I am not a lover of hot, spicy food. This chili provides a nice mild flavor without bringing the heat.

As advertised sweet and mild (and delicious). If you need a mild chili powder for your family that can't handle "hot", this is a great choice. You get a nice chili flavor with relatively no heat. It's not a dark roasted chile so there's no smokiness, but that's to be expected. It's very useful for many dishes where you want to add pepper flavor without spiciness. I added some to some spaghetti sauce I made today. It's amazing! I just put a teaspoon in and that's all it took to add to add a nice twist to the tomato. The container has a shaker cap which is actually useful. It doesn't seal that well so I will probably transfer this to a Mason jar with a gray plastic lid to maintain freshness, that or transfer it into a small shaker bottle and vacuum seal the the rest for basement pantry storage. I imagine if you used this pepper frequently the large cap probably won't be an issue. This a high quality pepper product, you won't be disappointed.

I ordered this to try and make a copycat recipe of Longhornsteakhouse crispy Brussels sprouts. Who knew brussels sprouts could be so delicious? After trying them on Monday, I placed my order for this spice on Tuesday and it was delivered today ( Wednesday). I was pleasantly surprised at the size of the jar. This will last a very long time. I am sure to find many more uses other than brussels sprouts. It has a nice smokey flavor. It's the color of smoked paprika. I am already thinking of Chili and seasoning on some chicken. I am not quite sure yet where I will store such a giant bottle. I have about 150 to 175 bottles of spices. And yet I needed this one as well lol I found a copycat recipe that called for a similar spice. The one on the blog had a link to Amazon but the actual spice she used is no longer sold. I searched Amazon for Calabrian spice and found this one. It also comes in "Hot", I love hot and spicey but my family does not, so I picked the "Sweet" version. I will be making the crispy Brussels sprouts for ThankGiving and hopefully, they will be a close match to the Longhorns recipe.

After researching Calabrian peppers, I was expecting a spicy, yet sweet pepper powder, since Calabrian peppers are reported to have more heat than jalapenos. This pepper powder has no "heat" at all. It does smell and taste like a very rich, sweet paprika. I went ahead and used it in a Calabrian dry-cured pork tenderloin recipe. Which is OK, because my wife is not a fan of of anything too spicy. Still, I would have liked to follow the original recipe on my first attempt rather than substituting something like cayenne. It's a large jar and I'm sure I'll be using it in my homemade pork butt rub -- it's certainly not going to go to waste!

Love this stuff! It’s not hot, but adds a wonderful fruity chile flavor. Even my spice adverse spouse likes it.