This recipe hails from Mexico, so it's spicy, but you can dial down the chili if you prefer a milder flavor. Give this soup a ...

This winter season, are you considering planting some spicy or sweet peppers in your garden? Depending on your climate, you can cultivate a wide variety. Plant pepper seeds straight into the garden ...

Hot peppers’ spicy heat is measured in Scoville heat units, named for Wilbur Scoville. The level of heat was originally determined by a panel of individual tasters. (Tetiana Kolubai/Dreamstime ...

Chileheads can spend their whole life in search of the next opportunity to sample a super-spicy chile pepper, take the next spicy food challenge, or add a new hot sauce to their collection.

whereas a Carolina Reaper pepper can be over 1.5 million SHUs. When you eat spicy food, the capsaicin binds to receptors in the mouth and on the tongue called TRPV1, says Terry. "These send ...

What gives spicy food that "hot" burning sensation is a chemical compound called capsaicin, Dr. Rabia de Latour, a board-certified gastroenterologist at NYU Langone Health, tells TODAY.com. Capsaicin ...

Unlike the traditional nuggets, McDonald's spicy version is seasoned with cayenne and chili pepper and served with a sauce made with crushed red pepper, spicy chilis and garlic. Spicy nuggets made ...