Rocoto Peppers All About Them
Learn About These Other Medium-Hot Chili Peppers NOTE: This recipe was updated on 8/24/21 to include new information. It was originally published on 9/27/13. The Rocoto Pepper grows in the Andes mountains from Chile to Colombia, as well as in the highlands of Central America and Mexico. It is native to Peru. It goes by many names including the “locoto pepper” widespread through South America, or as the “rocote”, or as the “caballo pepper” or “horse” in Guatemala and some parts of Mexico....