Spicy

a model's hand chopping a green chili pepper on a wooden cutting board

What you need to know about “hot pepper hands”

a red, yellow, and orange bell pepper

Capsicum vs. Capsaicin

a hand holding an orange pepper over baskets of peppers, potatoes, and tomatoes

Are peppers a fruit or a vegetable?

a variety of chili peppers on a cutting board

13 chili pepper facts and statistics

a piece of sushi next to a ruffled blob of wasabi

How spicy is wasabi? What is its Scoville score?

a person with bright red lipstick biting a red chili pepper

Spicy food cravings: What do they mean?

four yellow onions on a wooden background

Why are onions spicy?

a bunch of slices of watermelon

Hot sauce & watermelon: enjoy this sweet/spicy combo three ways

a plate of buffalo chicken wings with

How to make buffalo sauce without butter (recipe)

cartoon illustration of a flaming chili pepper with distressed sweating facial expression

Your questions about pure capsaicin answered: How hot, where to buy, and more!

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Can you get addicted to spicy foods?

Spicy Tomato and Puma Pepper Salsa Recipe

Spicy Tomato and Puma Pepper Salsa Recipe

How to make curry spicier

Is CinnaFuego Toast Crunch worth a try?

chili peppers in a rectangular box circled by more peppers

Cayenne pepper hot sauces

Atomic Fireball candy: your questions answered

Allyl isothiocyanate vs. capsaicin: Why your spicy tolerance doesn’t stand a chance against wasabi

illustration of scientific computer display with a pink brain

What does spicy food do to your brain and body?

five cartoon-drawn piles of poop with smiling faces, and flies buzzing around

Why does spicy food make you poop?