Chili Pepper News

Just about anything can taste great straight from the garden, and if you have your heart set on fresh chili peppers, the process may prove easier than you think. Growing fresh chili peppers is much like growing other popular garden veggies. It becomes even easier if you follow a few growing tips and tricks of the trade.

When it comes to hot sauce, obviously not every flavor and type is created in the same way with the same ingredients. It’s true that most hot sauce is red, but it’s not always the case. The color of hot sauce is usually tied to the color of the pepper used to make it. With that in mind, most ripe hot peppers are red; meaning the hot sauce also comes out red. There are, however, exceptions. A ripe jalapeno is green, so hot sauce derived from jalapenos often comes out green. Much like the pepper itself, it also comes out...

Fall is finally here, and that means another season of football and fiery foods on tap. Just as the temperatures start dropping outside, armchair quarterbacks all across the nation are ready to heat things up with hot foods and hot sauce, cheering on their favorite teams. After all, what goes better with game day than a cold brew and a plate or two of spicy wings?

It takes a certain kind of person to enjoy the thrill of eating a super hot pepper, but some pepper lovers take it to the extreme. The thrill factor can’t always be contained to a spicy hot meal or snack. Sometimes it’s all about testing yourself and pushing your taste buds to the very limit. Just like some people are drawn to high endurance physical feats, it takes a certain amount of endurance to handle the sheer fiery heat of a super hot pepper. In fact, that’s what draws in some people to put themselves to the challenge.