The modern domesticated chili pepper is adaptable and plastic ... As a child, she watched an aunt eat spicy food, crying and laughing at the same time. "Chilies inspire this love and fascination.

Ranked as the Guinness World Record’s hottest pepper, the Carolina Reaper peaked at about 2.2 million Scoville Heat Units, the scale used to rank how spicy peppers are.

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 ...

The “holidaze” have wrapped up and that means one thing: cozy food season. With the cold, miserable and wintry weather we’ve had, a hot bowl of chili sounds like heaven. Growing up, I always loved ...

To separate facts from folklore, we asked a group of people who probably know better than anyone how to cool the mouth down after eating something spicy: competitive chile pepper eaters ...

Chili Aioli is an understated dipping sauce that's excellent to enjoy with fries or wings. It's spicy, creamy, and ready in ...

Chileheads can spend their whole life in search of the next opportunity to sample a super-spicy chile pepper, take the next spicy food challenge, or add a new hot sauce to their collection.