jalapeno
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A pizzeria near the airport features a pie named for Joe Biden, though Mr. Biden found the featured jalapeño too spicy when he tried it during a visit in 2023.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025
Chili powders, red pepper flakes, chipotle in adobo, even jalapeño can all bring a slow-building warmth.
From Salon • Apr. 18, 2025
The tomatoes were great this year — the cherry tomatoes were unbelievable — and we had great eggplants, bell peppers and jalapeño peppers.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2024
It is all about spice: a tart smack of mustard followed by the slow burn of a jalapeño pepper.
From New York Times • May 18, 2024
As much as he loved food from PJ’s, Chip wasn’t thinking about fried croaker and jalapeño hush puppies.
From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson
Vocabulary lists containing jalapeno
English Words Derived from Indigenous Languages of the Americas
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World Cuisine - Introductory
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World Cuisine - Middle School and High School
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