Glossary of food terms: C

Chipotle

A mild, dried chilli with a deep smoky flavour, commonly used in Mexican cooking and in the cooking of the American south-west. It's frequently used in commercially produced chilli sauces.

• Smoked chilli dressing
• Chargrilled fillet steak with smoked chilli butter, girolle mushrooms and purple sprouting broccoli
• Aztec molcajete