Love a good, fiery chili pepper? Nutritionists explain all the reasons they love you back. We know that it's delicious, but is spicy food good for you? Without giving too much away, if you didn’t love ...

Many people love the rush of eating spicy food, but there’s more to hot peppers than a burning tongue. A growing body of research suggests that regularly consuming spicy food, particularly chilli ...

It saves me from having to walk away from half-finished food, and I can actually appreciate the flavor of the pepper. Allie has been Lifehacker’s Food Writer since 2021. She earned her bachelor’s ...

Mexico is renowned for its vibrant food culture, and at the heart of many of its dishes lies the humble yet powerful chilli pepper. With their fiery flavour and deep cultural roots, chillies are more ...

Spiciness, or its perception, occurs in most cuisines worldwide. The chilli pepper of the genus Capsicum (family Solanaceae) is one of the world’s most widely used spices, found in thousands of ...

If you think you can handle the heat, you might want to think again. There’s a new pepper in town, and this one has received the honor of being named the world’s spiciest chili pepper by Guinness ...

When biting into a chili pepper, you expect a fiery sensation on your tongue. This spiciness is detected because of capsaicinoid compounds. But for some peppers, despite high levels of capsaicinoids, ...

The news of a hot chilli sauce shortages earlier this year – due to high temperatures and drought in agricultural regions – prompted warnings to stock up on supplies or forego adding this flavor to ...