From mild and flavorful to eye-watering spice bombs, this article walks you through the full heat spectrum — so you can ...

First and foremost, let’s settle a common misconception: Although spicy peppers have a distinctly savory taste, the popular produce is not a vegetable. Known in the nightshade family as the genus ...

Each year, it seems as though our local garden centers are offering more varieties of chili peppers to choose from. How do you know what to buy? How can you use them or preserve them? Hot peppers, or ...

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 ...

Chili peppers have been cultivated by the Indigenous populations of Central and South America for thousands of years. Today, chili peppers are wildly popular and are grown in home gardens throughout ...

About 26 years ago, a group of avid, like-minded gardeners came together, looking to add a little piquancy to their lives. They loved spicy foods but were unable to find the varieties of peppers ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — In Hawaiʻi, growing chili peppers can be as much about navigating its unique environment as it is about the flavors they bring to your kitchen. Dr. Nat Bletter, ethnobotanist and ...