The jalapeno (or jalapeño if you want to get fancy with the umlaut) is probably the most-recognized chili pepper the world over, and it is certainly the most common of the spicy pods found here in the U.S. When people think of spicy food and hot peppers, the jalapeno is typically the first thing that comes to mind. But the fact is that it is not one of the hotter chilis out there and some varieties are actually quite mild. The jalapeno usually...
Ever wonder just how hot a chili pepper or sauce actually is? Well, there just so happens to be a scale that measures that. This is of course common knowledge among chiliheads, but the average mortal may not have heard of the handy, dandy system known as the Scoville Scale. Created in 1912 by an American pharmacist named Wilbur Scoville, this scale measures the pungency of chili peppers based on a measurement known as Scoville Heat Units (SHU)...
We love our chili peppers and the food to which they are added, but are we spelling the word correctly? You may see it spelled chili, chile, and sometimes even chilli, but which is correct?. Is chili the dish with meat and spices, or is it the term for the pepper. And is a chili the same as a pepper or is it just a chili. The answer for all can basically be yes. Hear is Merriam Webster's take on the chili, chile, chilli conundrum:
The difference...