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7 Pot Jonah Guide: Heat, Flavor, Uses

What are 7 Pot Jonah peppers? Trinidad 7 Pot peppers are known for their spiciness, and the 7 Pot Jonah strain of the popular super-hot is no different. In fact, it’s typically bigger and even a little bolder than a common 7 Pot, fruitier and …

Cholula Hot Sauce Nutrition: How Healthy Is It?

by Matt Bray

Cholula Hot Sauce is one of the few Mexican hot sauces that are popular in the US. It is made in Chapala, Mexico from a recipe handed down for three generations of the Harrison family. The Harrisons were the first to make the sauce, which …

Cajun Belle Pepper Guide: Heat, Flavor, Uses

by Matt Bray

What are Cajun Belle peppers? Normally sweet peppers are known for their delicious flavor, but not much to boast on the heat side of things, if anything at all. The Cajun Belle throws the normal playbook out the window. It has all the deliciousness of …

7 Pot Bubblegum Guide: Heat, Flavor, Uses

by Matt Bray

What are 7 Pot Bubblegum peppers? No doubt the 7 Pot Bubblegum (a.k.a. the Bleeding Bubblegum) has a legit heat pedigree. It’s a cross between the wickedly hot 7 Pot Yellow and the even more wicked Trinidad Moruga Scorpion, placing it among the hottest peppers …

Byadgi Chili Guide: Heat, Flavor, Uses

by Matt Bray

What are Byadgi chilies? If authentic Indian cuisine is a must in your kitchen, then getting to know the Byadgi chili (a.k.a. the Kaddi chili or Byadagi chili) should be high on your culinary to-do list. The popular Indian chili (hailing from the Indian state …

7 Pot Douglah Guide: Heat, Flavor, uses

by Matt Bray

What are 7 Pot Douglah peppers? The 7 Pot Douglah (a.k.a. the chocolate 7 Pot) is without a doubt one of the hottest peppers in the world (923,889 – 1,853,986 Scoville heat units.) Though its looks and flavor provide a unique twist to the top end …

El Yucateco Ingredients: What Makes This Hot Sauce Tick?

by Matt Bray

The El Yucateco company was founded in 1968 in Yucatan, Mexico by Priamo J. Gamboa. The term “Yucateco” refers to people from the Yucatan. Gamboa’s company started as a small family-owned business that specialized in habanero-based hot sauces. El Yucateco sauces have gone on to become favorites among chili pepper fans as versatile condiments that can be used on a wide variety of foods. So what’s behind this delicious hot sauce? There are many options, but let’s take a closer look at the ingredients of one of its most popular varieties – El Yucateco Chili Habanero Hot Sauce (red).

Spicy Plum Sauce

by Matt Bray

A boldly fruity fiery dipping sauce…

Plum sauce is a delicious side to Chinese food, particularly anything that’s fried. Sweet, sour, and – in our case – fiery, this bold condiment really provides a real punch to fried egg rolls in particular.

Beyond Chinese, try this spicy plum sauce as a chicken tender dipper. The heat comes comes simply from common cayenne pepper powder, so it’s easy to control and adjust. This is an excellent alternative to your typical barbecue dipping sauce.

Ghost Pepper Nutrition: How Healthy Are They?

by Matt Bray

Also known as bhut jolokia, ghost peppers rose to fame in the early 2000s and still carry a significant amount of notoriety. Ghost peppers are a hybrid of two chili pepper cultivars that were brought from the Americas. This Capsicum chinense cultivar originated in the Indian state of Assam and is world famous for its extreme pungency and heat, but is it good for you? Do you get any health benefits from eating ghost peppers? The answer is, yes; ghost peppers do have beneficial characteristics to go along with that wicked heat.

7 Pot Primo Guide: Heat, Flavor, Uses

by Matt Bray

What are 7 Pot Primo peppers? What happens when two super-hots meet? Another hottie is born. The 7 Pot Primo is the fiery cross between the wickedly hot Naga Morich and the equally scorching 7 Pot pepper. This is a stable hybrid – having reached …