When biting into a chili pepper, you expect a fiery sensation on your tongue. This spiciness is detected because of ...

When Devin Peterson bit into a Scotch bonnet pepper, he expected fire. What he got instead was something much tamer. The ...

To get a sense of the spectrum, bell peppers rank around a 0 on Scoville Heat Units (SHUs), while notorious hybrids like the ...

An analysis of compounds in chilli peppers has revealed chemicals that seem to negate their heat-giving capsaicinoids. This ...

He ladles a cup of drinking water from a crock, salts the chili to reduce the heat and then steps back. The Bhut Jolokia is unlike any pepper I’ve experienced, but the shock has nothing to do ...

McCormick suggested uses for the two new spices, stating, “Add a sprinkle of Thai Style Crushed Chili Pepper to elevate soups ...

It focuses on enhancing the quality of Jamaica’s Scotch Bonnet peppers, prized for their distinct heat and flavour, while addressing pest contamination, which remains one of the industry’s ...