Question: is guajillo the same as ancho?
Answer: Mulato and guajillo peppers join the ancho as members of Mexico's holy trinity of dried chilies. They are musts in traditional Mexican cooking. ... Both are slightly hotter than the ancho, with the mulato ranging from 2,500 to 3,000 SHU and the guajillo a much hotter 2,500 to 5,000 SHU.