There are few dishes more comforting than chili. It's hearty, filling, and packed with flavor — what's not to love? Chili is also delightfully easy to prepare from scratch, making it ideal for ...

You snack on bell peppers, you love the heat of jalapeño in homemade watermelon salsa and you’ve dabbled with poblanos, but you’re ready to branch out. Good news: There are approximately 4,000 ...

There’s a wide world of chile peppers out there. But mild bell peppers, the scorching hot Carolina reaper and everything in between are all the same genus Capsicum. “So there’s obviously a ton of ...

With the recent crowning of Pepper X as the new Guinness World Record holder for hottest chili pepper, here's a look into just how the spiciness of a pepper is calculated — and some examples of very ...

When it comes to picking chili peppers, farmer James Weaver can do it without gloves but some of his customers need protection from the capsaicin, the chemical that makes the peppers hot and can give ...

The Hatch chile might not be the best-known type of pepper around the country. But those who’ve lived in or visited New ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ever wondered why some chili peppers burn your mouth more than others, even when they contain the same amount of capsaicin? A study out of Ohio State University shows that chili ...

Nothing announces the arrival of autumn in Colorado quite like the aroma of fire-roasted green chiles. After the crop ripens at farms across the Southwest, street-side stands spin cages full of ...

Last year, Americans ate nearly 11 pounds of bell peppers and 8 pounds of chile peppers, based on U.S. Department of ...