Matt Bray, Author at PepperScale

Cheese Stuffed Cherry Peppers

Creamy, sweet, and tangy – with a touch of heat…

It’s often these simple recipes that bring the most pleasure. This cheese stuffed cherry peppers recipe takes a handful of ingredients, but delivers a delicious creamy tang that friends and family will love.

Cherry peppers (a.k.a. pimento peppers) have only a mild heat, 100 to 500 Scoville heat units. That’s at minimum five times milder than a jalapeño pepper, so this is a very family friendly chili pepper appetizer. They are deliciously sweet which pairs very well with the tang from the pickling and the herbed goat cheese.

Mexibell Pepper Guide: Heat, Flavor, Uses

by Matt Bray

What are Mexibell peppers? A cross between a red bell pepper and a hot pepper, the Mexibell brings a little from each to the table. It’s essentially a sweet pepper with a little simmer, 100 to 1,000 Scoville heat units. Think more poblano pepper heat …

7 Pot Jonah Guide: Heat, Flavor, Uses

by Matt Bray

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.