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Clockwise from top left: white, black, long, cubeb, grains of paradise, red Sichuan, and green Sichuan peppers.
food

A Guide to the Peppers of the World

Which came first: the pepper, or the pepper?
Andrew Coletti March 10, 2025
Grilled Colorado lamb chops, roasted potatoes, French beans and port reduction.
restaurants

Discover Colorado's Culinary Treasures: 4 Ingredients Worth Traveling For

Explore Colorado’s iconic flavors on the ultimate tasting tour.
science

Podcast: Chile Pepper Institute

How New Mexico became a chile pepper wonderland.
The Podcast Team May 19, 2023
Queens, New York

Weekender Billiards & Bar

Amid the clacking of snooker balls, diners tuck into fiery Bhutanese fare.
Gastro Obscura

Datil Pepper

Minorcans spiced up the food scene in St. Augustine with this fiery crop.
Gastro Obscura

Chile Cobanero

This signature pepper has been a hot commodity since the Maya era.
Gastro Obscura

Baniwa Jiquitaia

Pivotal to the culture and cuisine of Brazil's Baniwa people, this piquant pepper-and-salt seasoning now provides the community with sustainable income.
Gastro Obscura

Beaver Dam Pepper

A pepper so good, Hungarian immigrants carried it with them when they came to Wisconsin.
Hatch, New Mexico

Sparky's

A wealth of pop culture statuary and green chile dishes give this roadside restaurant clout.
Gastro Obscura

Green Chile Lemonade

A roadside diner in Hatch, New Mexico, makes the most of the town's fiery crop.
The pepper is often ground into molido.
Gastro Obscura

Chimayó Chile Pepper

This pepper's sweet taste and long, slow burn is found in a single town.
Professor Ayeni shows off the project's peppers.
food

This Professor’s Hot Peppers Give New Jersey’s Immigrants a Taste of Home

The Exotic Pepper Project helps local farmers meet the diverse state's demand for heat.
Reina Gattuso February 25, 2019
Pink peppercorns have a papery texture and mild taste.
food

When People Panicked Over Pink Peppercorns

They're not even really pepper.
Anne Ewbank November 16, 2018
There's even an elephant-shaped shaker section.
El Castell de Guadalest, Spain

Museo de Saleros y Pimenteros

Continental Europe's only museum devoted to salt and pepper shakers features more than 20,000 designs.
Gastro Obscura

Ghost Pepper Ice Cream

In Rehoboth Beach, you need a signed waiver to satisfy your sweet tooth with this fiery dessert.
Ghost peppers, some of the hottest peppers on earth.
fires

To Discourage Rodents From Eating Seeds, Scientists Are Getting Spicy

A ghost pepper–based coating could help ecosystems recover from wildfires.
Matthew Taub August 6, 2018
Ají charapita in a market in Tarapoto, Peru. You could buy the whole basket for a few dollars.
Gastro Obscura

Ají Charapita

The Peruvian pepper tastes like spicy citrus.
A tree shrew decides whether or not to eat a hot pepper.
animals

The Only Mammals Reckless Enough to Eat Hot Peppers Are Humans and Tree Shrews

These little guys would share a bag of Takis with you.
Cara Giaimo July 18, 2018