Matt Bray 
If you like your hot sauce to have a little tropical flair, then there are few that deliver more than a mango habanero hot sauce. The extreme heat is a perfect match with tropical sweetness. And there’s even a slight hint of savory Indian cuisine …
Pickled jalapeños and fresh jalapeños will both enhance a meal if what you want is a medium to mild heat. But while it’s all jalapeño here, the flavors couldn’t be more different. If you are trying to choose between them, it is helpful to recognize …
Below,Hot peppers have been used for centuries to spice up culinary dishes around the world. These plants are a fun way to add spice, and they can be grown as easy as most other plants. But, there are times when the growing gets tough. So are …
If you like your barbecue sauces a little sweet, a little fiery, and a bit exotic, try crafting up a homemade yakiniku sauce. Yakiniku in Japanese simply means “grilled meat”, so really the sauce says exactly what it is: grilled meat sauce. It’s a perfect marinade …
You’ll either love ’em or hate ’em. That’s the deal with pickled eggs, especially the spicy kind like these Cajun-styled gems. Tangy, slightly sweet, and fiery – with a healthy dose of brown sugar, Cajun seasoning, and cayenne pepper powder. These are eggs with an …
Most people meet the cayenne as a powder rather than as a pepper. It sits in the spice rack somewhere near the cumin, and it gets reached for whenever a dish needs to be hotter without tasting different. That is the whole job, and the …
It’ll satiate your sweet craving. It’ll fulfill your fix for fiery. Oh, and salty? It has that covered, too. That’s the beauty of sweet and spicy bacon  — it just hits the spot across all of your taste buds. It’s the type of extra-special breakfast side …
Step aside wasabi, it’s time to spice up soy sauce in chili pepper style. This Sriracha soy sauce recipe is so simple, yet so very delicious. The Sriracha sauce heat is tempered (just slightly) with the sweetness of brown sugar added to the sauce. That …
Pickled jalapeños are among the most versatile of all foods preserved in brine. Not only can they provide a briny flavor like that of pickled cucumbers, they deliver that deliciously eatable spiciness as well. Because they bring both heat and acidity, you can use them …
Japanese cuisine and spicy aren’t often a pairing that goes together, but there are some exceptions. One is shichimi togarashi seasoning. The popular Japanese spice mix, also known as Japanese seven-spice seasoning, is popular for everything from Asian soups and tempura to noodles and grilled …
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