Brr! It was a cold weekend in the Adirondacks. When the weather chills, we crave wholesome, starchy food. Enter chili, with ...

You snack on bell peppers, you love the heat of jalapeño in homemade watermelon salsa and you’ve dabbled with poblanos, but you’re ready to branch out. Good news: There are approximately 4,000 ...

There’s a wide world of chile peppers out there. But mild bell peppers, the scorching hot Carolina reaper and everything in between are all the same genus Capsicum. “So there’s obviously a ton of ...

It doesn't get any spicier than this. We explore how these hellish chiles were developed, the records they've broken, and ...

When it comes to picking chili peppers, farmer James Weaver can do it without gloves but some of his customers need protection from the capsaicin, the chemical that makes the peppers hot and can give ...

The National Garden Bureau named 2026 the Year of the Hot Pepper. This guide highlights varieties to try, from super-hot ones ...

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KRQE) – It’s a love letter to chile peppers but in an educational form. “Over the decades, I noticed how much more people have become interested in chile peppers,” said Paul Bosland, ...

Characteristics: Bell peppers are large compared to other hot peppers, and can be green, yellow, orange and red (and sometimes purple) in color. They’re not fully ripe in their green state, so they ...