What Chile relleno means
Chile relleno is a Mexican antojito name of Spanish origin meaning "stuffed chile". It is built from Spanish chile (from Nahuatl chīlli) and relleno (stuffed). It is pronounced CHEE-leh reh-YEH-noh, and it is most associated with Puebla.
The name says nothing about which chile, but the default is a poblano; in the north it is often a green Anaheim and in Yucatán a xcatik.
This is a site about what Mexican words mean, so there is no recipe here. For the name itself: Antojito means "little craving". These are the masa-based street foods named for their shape more often than their filling: a sope is a small mound, a huarache is a sandal, a gordita is a fat little one, a tlacoyo is an oval patty.
