Red pepper flakes can be made from a variety of different chili peppers, and there’s a fair amount of difference depending on the brand you use. Most commonly, however, cayenne is the pepper used.

Chili peppers make a spicy addition to all kinds of dishes—Italian arrabbiata, Chinese Kung Pao chicken, Mexican mole sauce and Indian curry are some of our favorites. Different types of chilies ...

Steve Marier walked between rows of pots lining his driveway in Hugo, stopping often to point out different chili pepper plants — and struggling to rank them against one another. “I’ve got ...

Pepper X, which has a rating of 2,693,000 Scoville Heat Units was named hottest chili pepper in the world by Guinness World Records on Oct. 9. The heat of the pepper lingered with Currie hours ...

But, typically, with pepper-infused beers, the chili essence is more subtle. So I contacted the Boulder, Colo.-based brewery to learn a bit more about Billy's Chilies.

I love hot peppers, but I can’t stand wasabi. Both might be described as “hot” or “spicy,” but they create that feeling in different ways. Here’s how.

The nightshade family comprises 3,000 species and almost 100 different genera, including chili peppers. The ancient chili pepper was technically a fruit—and a berry, at that. While tomatoes and ...

But, typically, with pepper-infused beers, the chili essence is more subtle. So I contacted the Boulder, Colo.-based brewery to learn a bit more about Billy's Chilies.