I am making a dish that requires Anaheim Peppers. They don't have them in my local store... what else can I use.
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3What sort of dish is it? This answer can very depending on dish. I would replace Anaheim peppers with Jalapeños on a burger, but may substitute for banana peppers if it was a salad. – Wulfhart Jun 09 '11 at 18:21
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Related, but up a few SHUs: [Which mild pepper is a good substitute for Serrano pepper?](http://cooking.stackexchange.com/q/13594/15) – mfg Jun 14 '11 at 17:52
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You need to substitute a mild pepper . . . be careful not to add something much hotter or you may change the whole concept of the dish . . . unless of course you are trying to kick up the heat a bit.
As suggested, a Poblano is the best substitute. Other names for Anaheim peppers are: California Green Chile; Long Green Pepper; and Chile Verde.
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Poblanos are a good substitute, and are pretty common. any mild green pepper would probably be ok. (note: they also call anaheim peppers "new mexico", so maybe they are just labeled differently?)
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They also just call them "green chilies", and New Mexicans would argue that this is the correct name. "Anaheim" is a mild varietal of the basic critter. Poblanos tend to run hotter than Anaheims---more like the green chilies they grow around Hatch, but they *do* make a good substitute. – dmckee --- ex-moderator kitten Jun 08 '11 at 00:07
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New Mexico and Anaheim are apparently different peppers--the New Mexico are a bit hotter. http://www.foodsubs.com/Chilefre.html – Ray Jun 08 '11 at 01:46
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They are the same pepper. Green Chile from New Mexico is bred hotter, so it is often classified differently for cooking. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anaheim_pepper – Wulfhart Jun 09 '11 at 17:20
