Taste. Like many other vegetables, jalapeños develop a more complex flavor as they ripen, and red jalapeños often have a brighter and sweeter taste. By comparison, green jalapeños are slightly bitter ...

Habanero peppers are known to bring some serious heat, but picking your peppers at the right time is the key to that perfect ...

San Antonio chef Ceasar Zepeda of Sangria on the Burg and the Alamo Biscuit Co. says it's all about knowing your audience when it comes to bringing the heat to any dish. "You can definitely scare ...

The fruit of pepper plants may be sweet, mild, hot or very hot. The degree of heat is related to the amount of capsaicin present. This chemical is concentrated in the pepper pod where the seeds are ...

The recent heat wave and drought across the upper Midwest have taken a toll on some crops, but the weather has helped make some peppers extra-spicy and other vegetables more flavorful. For diners who ...

Matthew Watters only planted peppers in his garden this year. He planned to grow a full crop of jalapenos that would be canned to spice up meals throughout the winter. After burying the seeds in dirt, ...

The serrano pepper is a very popular chili in Mexican cuisine, second only to jalapenos. It offers a little more spice than the jalapeno, measuring 10,000 to 25,000 Scoville heat units, without being ...