The cascabel chili pepper, also known as the rattle chili, is another of the marvelous Mexican chili member of the Capsicum annuum species. The “rattle” and “bell” designations describe the tendency of loose seeds to rattle inside a dried cascabel when shaken. The cascabel is a plump, round, smooth and small chili that ripens from green to red. When dried, the color darkens to a deep reddish-brown with an almost transparent but thick skin. When mature they are about 1-1/2” in diameter.
