2007-03-12 20:45:03 · 4 answers · asked by Imelda P 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
red cayenne is a red chilli but red chillies can be any of an enormous variety of chillies.
Their heat levels may be the same, or one may be hotter than the other.
Generally, commercial powders of either will have less than 60,000 SHUs.
2007-03-14 14:54:41 · answer #1 · answered by shoestring_louise 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No
Cayenne is a mild chilli
Something labelled as red chilli powder can be from any form of chilli, from cayenne upwards to lethally hot ones
2007-03-12 20:49:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's a wide range of "hotness" with chili peppers, depending on how much capsicum is in the pepper. Cayenne is hotter than some, but not as hot as others.
2007-03-12 20:57:28 · answer #3 · answered by Tom Barrister 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
same
2007-03-12 21:01:58 · answer #4 · answered by James k 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋