You snack on bell peppers, you love the heat of jalapeño in homemade watermelon salsa and you’ve dabbled with poblanos, but you’re ready to branch out. Good news: There are approximately 4,000 ...

There’s a wide world of chile peppers out there. But mild bell peppers, the scorching hot Carolina reaper and everything in between are all the same genus Capsicum. “So there’s obviously a ton of ...

When it comes to picking chili peppers, farmer James Weaver can do it without gloves but some of his customers need protection from the capsaicin, the chemical that makes the peppers hot and can give ...

The Hatch chile might not be the best-known type of pepper around the country. But those who’ve lived in or visited New ...

Nothing announces the arrival of autumn in Colorado quite like the aroma of fire-roasted green chiles. After the crop ripens at farms across the Southwest, street-side stands spin cages full of ...

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KRQE) – It’s a love letter to chile peppers but in an educational form. “Over the decades, I noticed how much more people have become interested in chile peppers,” said Paul Bosland, ...

Eating chili peppers regularly may affect blood pressure through capsaicin’s impact on blood vessels, sodium balance, and inflammation. Here’s what to know.

Characteristics: Bell peppers are large compared to other hot peppers, and can be green, yellow, orange and red (and sometimes purple) in color. They’re not fully ripe in their green state, so they ...