If you’re looking to add some heat to your next dish, you may be wondering whether to use Tabasco or cayenne peppers. Both offer a considerable amount of heat, although Tabasco peppers are slightly more piquant. The main difference between the two, however, is that Tabasco peppers are significantly juicier than their cayenne counterparts. This…
I’ve been making my own habanero mash for years, and it’s one of my favorite condiments to add to food. You can use it as a hot sauce or salsa, but I prefer to make something like habanero mayonnaise or aioli. The flavor is just so good. But there’s one thing I’ve always wondered about:…
The Trinidad Moruga Scorpion is one of the hottest peppers in the world. As we’re discovering, it packs quite a punch. And if you have the question of how hot is the Trinidad Moruga Scorpion pepper in mind, you will find your answer here. We’ve put together this guide to answer some of your burning…
Ghost peppers are a popular ingredient in hot sauces and spicy dishes. They are responsible for some of the most pungent foods in the world. If you’re looking to get your heat on, ghost peppers may be right up your alley. But first, let’s answer the question; where is the ghost pepper on the Scoville…
When it comes to making the perfect dishes, peppers are a must-add. Peppers are members of the capsicum family, and their seeds are known as pips. They come in several sizes, shapes, and spicy levels. And one famous pepper is the Szechuan pepper. But precisely what is the Scoville scale for Szechuan pepper? What Is…
Want to know what spicy food is like in other countries? Not only do we explore the food from different continents, but we also show you how these cultures influence each other and you’ll learn about the relationships between spices and the foods that are already popular around the world. Spices are originally planted products…
The Scoville scale is used to measure the hotness of chili peppers. A chemist named Wilbur Scoville, who created an unscientific taste test where he mixed capsaicin extract with sugar water and had people sip it developed it. The more sugar water they needed to make the concoction palatable, the spicier their pepper was said…
The Carolina Reaper and the ghost pepper are two of the hottest peppers in the world. They are both parts of a group called “superhot” because they pack so much heat that they can cause people to vomit, break out in a sweat, or even go into anaphylactic shock. However, despite their similar levels of…
If you’re a gardener with a patch of habaneros, you might be wondering if you can harvest them before they ripen. You may even have picked some green fruits off your plant and wondered if they’ll ever turn orange. Let’s talk about why habaneros don’t always turn orange when ripe, plus how to tell when…