The hottest chili pepper in the world is a hybrid called the Carolina Reaper. But, it’s not grown in Mexico; it’s from South Carolina, USA, where farmers spent 20 years developing it. It’s a small, ...

Different types of chilies include poblano, habanero, Thai bird's eye and Serrano peppers. They can be used fresh or ... out F&W's guide to chili peppers and spice up your cooking.

but cooking chillies does not reduce the intensity of capsaicin; only removing the seeds and veins will lessen their heat. To prepare fresh chillies, slit them lengthwise, remove the seeds and ...

For six months of the year, David Tanis works as head chef of Chez Panisse in Berkeley, Calif., said Bonnie Benwick in The Washington Post. The other six months of the year, he lives in a 17th ...