Matt Bray 
The Dragon’s Breath pepper and the Carolina Reaper both sit easily among the world’s hottest peppers. These are two nasty-hot chilies with rockstar names that draw people to them. So, how do their heat levels compare? How easy are each to find fresh? Which is …
Sweet and heat are always a delicious pair. So the double whammy of flavor in these spicy maple chicken wings – maple syrup and Sriracha sauce – is a combo not to be missed. It’s pure pleasure and a tasty foil to those “all fire, …
Chili garlic sauce is a popular condiment that you will often see served with Asian food, but it’s versatile enough to enhance savory dishes from almost any food culture. As the name states, it consists of chopped peppers — usually ripe red jalapeños — along …
Chipotle chili flakes are a convenient way to use chipotle chilies without the hassle of grinding them yourself. They are becoming more common in grocery stores, but it’s still no guarantee yours stocks them. So what do you do when you need a chipotle chili …
Potatoes are a perfect pairing with hot sauces and chili powders. These root vegetables just soak in the delicious heat and unique flavors of whatever coats them. So Sriracha meet the Russet, and be ready to meet your new favorite fry. It’s a pairing destined …
What are pequin peppers? The pequin pepper may be small, but its upper-medium heat (40,000 to 60,000 Scoville heat units) and smoky, fruity flavor go a long way. It shares many similarities with its cousin the chiltepin, and they are often confused as the same …
What are Dragon’s Breath peppers? There are super-hot peppers, then there are super-hot, mind blowing, out of this world peppers. The Dragon’s Breath pepper is arguably now the king of the latter. With a reported peak heat of 2.48 million Scoville heat units, the Dragon’s …
So you have an opened jar of salsa sitting in your refrigerator. How long has it been opened? Unknown – but long enough to be forgettable. Can you eat it? Does salsa go bad, really? Or is it more like hot sauce where it’ll keep …
Hello hot gardening. Hot peppers offer wonderful variety both for culinary creation and cultivation. Jalapeño peppers are a popular choice for home cultivation because they live in the medium range of the Scoville “heat” scale for peppers, which makes them a versatile ingredient for many …
More and more recipes are calling for the increasingly popular chile de àrbol. Its nutty taste and medium heat adds a unique earthy punch to dishes; while its slender profile provides extra value as a garnish and infusion ingredient. But what if you can’t find …