Ready to light a fire in your mouth? Get ready for a fiery journey to discover the world's hottest chili peppers! From a mild chill to an explosion of heat, this ranking will take you through a ...

Chili peppers are famous for their heat. That fiery sensation on your tongue comes from compounds known as capsaicinoids.

An analysis of compounds in chilli peppers has revealed chemicals that seem to negate their heat-giving capsaicinoids. This ...

Unlike ginger and Sichuan peppers, which are native to the region and widely used, chilli peppers were brought to China from the Americas by Portuguese and Dutch explorers only in the 16th century.

Laboratory studies have shown that chili pepper extracts inhibit a number of ... your mouth is on fire. (Similarly, mint stimulates a type of neural receptor sensitive to cool temperatures.) ...

It has important cultural significance. He lays out the amazing story of the chili pepper in his book "The Poetics of Fire" with host Deepa Fernandes.