Chipotle is a smoked jalapeno pepper. (Pronounced chee-poht'-lay, not chi-po-tel) It ends up having a very smoky taste which everyone but me seems to find desirable nowadays. I love my meat smoked, but evidently not my chiles. You can purchase them canned (en adobo) or dried. I've tried both in a variety of ways (including sauces) but I continue to find them nasty. The most palatable effort has been with squash. For the record, I feel that cilantro is an acquired taste. Put me in that "used to not like it now I can't get enough" category. take care, -jag Healer of Bland Food > -----Original Message----- > Ya'll write about Chipote alot. It is a type of pepper or the way a chili > pepper is prepared? Sorry to be so "pepper illiterate". What is the most > common use for it - any special dish that chipolte is excellent with? > > Thanks, > > Steve - SC