Ever since sriracha’s popularity exploded, it seems like Americans can’t get enough spicy sauce to slather on every substance. There are hot sauce flavored potato chips, hot sauce themed gift stores, ...

If you're from the Southern part of the U.S., you're probably already familiar with pepper jelly. It's a sweet, spicy treat that goes as well in a breakfast sandwich as it does at a potluck party or ...

They’re actually from the same plant, but taste quite different. Find out why.

What makes hot sauces tingle your tongue? Hot sauces have been around for thousands of years. Aztec people were one of the first to use them. Spice lovers enjoy the sharp, fiery heat that comes with ...

During my time working in kitchens, I've cooked a wide variety of peppers. Sometimes I roast them en masse for steak fajitas, sometimes I dice jalapenos for a spicy chimichurri, sometimes I ferment ...

Even if they share the same ranking on the Scoville scale, not all peppers are created equal. Small but mighty, tabasco and cayenne peppers both clock in at 30,000-50,000 SHU. For comparison, ...

The first time I grew sweet bell peppers (Capsicum annuum) I assumed that I would get an abundance of large, gleaming, blemish-free, thick-walled red fruit just like the ones at the grocery store.