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Cholula Ingredients: What Makes This Hot Sauce Tick?

Cholula Hot Sauce (Original) is one of the few truly Mexican hot sauces to achieve true cult status in the US. Famous for the wooden cap on its bottles, Cholula Hot Sauce offers a light flavor along with a mild but long-lasting heat. The makers …

Habanero Nutrition: How Healthy Are They?

by Matt Bray

Habaneros are small Mexican chilies that are best known for their extra-hot spiciness. They are most often used in salsas and as a source of heat for hot sauces. Along with their heat, the flavor profile of these peppers includes fruitiness and mild floral notes. …

Tapatio Ingredients: What Makes This Hot Sauce Tick?

by Matt Bray

A staple of Mexican restaurants in the US, Tapatio Hot Sauce has been around since 1971. Tapatio’s reputation has grown over the years to the point where it is now considered one of the great American hot sauces alongside Tabasco Original Red Sauce and Frank’s RedHot Original Cayenne Pepper Sauce. Its relatively mild heat along with its piquant flavor makes it a tasty addition to food, both for chile pepper novices and for long-time lovers of spicy food.

Frank’s RedHot Ingredients: What’s In This Popular Hot Sauce?

by Matt Bray

Frank’s RedHot has been making hot sauce since 1964. While the company now has a sizable line that includes a variety of hot sauces, the best-known one is still their Original Cayenne Pepper Sauce. Not only is it a versatile flavoring for a vast range …

Spicy Food For Colds: Fact Or Fiction?

by Matt Bray

Many people believe that spicy foods such as those containing hot peppers are effective treatments for colds and flu. The thought behind this is that the compounds in chili peppers, black pepper, and other spicy foods can help your body overcome cold and flu symptoms thus easing your pain and discomfort. But do they really work? Let’s break down this common home remedy.

Frank’s RedHot Nutrition: Is Frank’s RedHot Healthy?

by Matt Bray

The recipe used to make Frank’s RedHot Original Cayenne Pepper Sauce dates back to the late 19th century and the company started making its signature sauce in 1920. It has acquired a strong following among people who enjoy its milder heat and strong acidity in the years since. Frank’s RedHot famous for being the sauce used to make the original Buffalo wings in Buffalo, New York.

Frank’s RedHot Original Cayenne Sauce is popular among those who prefer hot sauces with a gentler heat, but how healthy is it? Does using it provide any health benefits?

Sriracha Nutrition: Is Sriracha Healthy?

by Matt Bray

Behind the label of the popular Rooster Sauce… Over 10 million bottles of Huy Fong Foods Sriracha Hot Chili Sauce are sold each year. While there are quite a few versions of Sriracha sauce from many different manufacturers, the one from Huy Fong is by far …

Using Capsaicin To Lose Weight: How It Works

by Matt Bray

Capsaicin is best known for being the source of heat behind hot peppers, but it has many health benefits as well. In fact, many scientists believe that you can use capsaicin to lose weight. While the compound was first identified and extracted all the way …

Growing Hot Peppers Indoors: The Basics

by Matt Bray

If you are a fan of chili peppers and lack the sunny outdoor space to grow your own, you should know that pepper plants can be grown indoors. In addition to providing you with their delicious fruit, pepper plants are attractive enough to serve as decorative plants as well.

Indoor pepper plants may actually be easier for novice gardeners to maintain when compared to outdoor ones. You will have greater control over a number of factors that influence your plant’s health including heat, light and moisture. You will need to balance these effectively for a successful harvest.

Poblano Pepper Nutrition: How Healthy Are They?

by Matt Bray

Commonly used for dishes like rajas con crema and chiles relleno, Poblano peppers are large and heart-shaped. Many cooks see them as ideal for stuffing because of the sturdiness of their walls and the mildness of their flavor. Most poblanos clock in at about 2,000 on the Scoville scale, which makes them a little milder than the jalapeño. When dried, poblanos are called ancho chilies. Uses for ancho chilies include as the main ingredient in sauces for enchiladas and in some moles. Like most other chili peppers, poblanos are considered highly nutritious and contain many compounds that support health.