Chili Pepper News

Easy tips for choosing the right chilies

Easy tips for choosing the right chilies

You may be more than ready to add chilies to your diet, but how do you know you’re choosing the right ones? The type of chili you choose often comes down to personal taste. While some people like things extra spicy, others like their food more on the mild side.

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Think you can’t grow hot peppers in a cold climate? Think again!

Think you can’t grow hot peppers in a cold climate? Think again!

Avid gardeners know how important it is to choose the right type of vegetable, in the right season, and at the right time.

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Your Ass Is Burning, Why Isn’t Your Stomach?

Your Ass Is Burning, Why Isn’t Your Stomach?

Every hot sauce lover has asked themselves this question at least once in their lives even if he (or she) doesn’t normally suffer from ring sting. It’s a valid question. After all, super hot sauces burn the hell out of your mouth, making you sweat and cry as you swallow. Then, they burn like lava on the way out the next morning. Why don’t you ever feel as though your stomach might explode from the fiendish fire between the two points?

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The man behind the Scoville scale

The man behind the Scoville scale

While the Carolina Reaper is smoking hot, the lowly bell pepper sits at the very bottom of the scale. Does the thought of eating a jalapeno make your skin sweat?

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