Chili Pepper News

You may think you know enough about reds and whites, but do know which particular wine is the best choice when it comes to pairing with spicy food? There aren’t really any hard and fast rules, and we’re not talking about forgoing your favorite flavor, but there are some tips that you can certainly take advantage of to get the most out of both your food and your wine.

By now you’ve no doubt heard of the ice bucket challenge. A few years back it led to everyone from celebrities to soccer teams and moms and dads to challenge their friends to a cool dousing of ice water, all in hopes of raising funds to combat ALS. Well, the latest challenge is really heating up the nation, not cooling it off. It seems everyone from basketball pros Charles Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal to singer Kelly Clarkson and comedian Kevin Nealon have reportedly taken part, and they may just wish for a bucket of cold, cold water when they’re finished!

When it comes to peppers, you’ll find there are all different kinds of hues out there. From bright green and yellow to fiery orange and red, the options are just about endless. There’s a lot that goes into the heat of a pepper, though, from the actual type of pepper you grow to where it’s harvested. It’s kind of deceptive then just basing a pepper off its color, because of many peppers, no matter how hot they can eventually get, start out green. They may even be harvested green, but that’s not to say they’ll stay that way. Whether you...

Maybe you’ve heard the term before, or maybe it’s a new concept. Either way, you’re probably wondering, what exactly is the Scoville scale? In simple terms, it’s a way of measuring a pepper’s heat. You may think you can determine that yourself at first bite, but in reality, there’s definitely more to it than just that.