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What is the Japanese word for "Japanese chili pods", like the ones in the link
below?

<https://www.mexgrocer.com/9656.html>
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Are there Japanese words for chili peppers which would translate to "Japanese chili pods"?
The general term for chilis in Japanese is 唐辛子【とうがらし】. Dried goods often use
the word 乾燥【かんそう】.

Here's one example from the online shopping site Rakuten:

<https://item.rakuten.co.jp/elborracho/chilearbol/>

**メキシコ料理用 チレ・アルボル【乾燥唐辛子】**

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/3JrAzm.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/3JrAzm.jpg)
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There are several varieties of chili peppers used in Japan: 三鷹 _santaka_ , 本鷹
_hontaka_ or 鷹の爪 _taka no tsume_ , all using the character 鷹 for "hawk" (in
particular 鷹の爪 _taka no tsume_ lit. means "hawk's claw", because that's what
they resemble). The first two are explicitly mentioned on the site you linked
and your "Japanese chili pods" actually look very very similar:

[![taka no
tsume](https://i.stack.imgur.com/xFv1p.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/xFv1p.png)

(from [cookpad entry](https://cookpad.com/cooking_basics/18659) on _taka no
tsume_ ).
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