Chile Pepper Fun Fact - The Satan's Kiss Chile Pepper Now that's a pretty scary name... Although they are called Satan’s Kiss peppers, they look like such cuties! Also called Baccio Ciliegia Piccante, these little poppers are the size of a golf ball and have a sweet taste [..]
Chile Pepper Fun Fact - The Shishito Pepper Roulette You can actually play Russian Roulette with Chile Peppers! There is a type of chile pepper called Shishito. The unusual pepper is usually about as mild as a bell pepper—except for the rare case when it’s not! One out of e [..]
Chile Pepper Fun Fact - Your Love is Like a Rollercoaster Psychologist Paul Rozin suggests that eating Chile Peppers is an example of a constrained risk, like riding a roller coaster, in which extreme sensations like pain and fear can be enjoyed because individuals know that these sensations are [..]
Chile Pepper Fun Fact - Bright and Beautiful Chile Ristas A ristra (/ˈriːstrɑː/) is an arrangement of drying chile pepper pods, garlic bulbs, or other vegetables for later consumption. Traditionally, chile peppers are sun-dried, the fruits being spread on roofs or on the ground. However, b [..]
Chile Pepper Fun Fact - Lizards, Turtles and Snakes Oh My! Do Reptiles Eat Chili Peppers? You bet ya Like birds, reptiles are also able to ingest capsaicin without any issues: Lizards ~ Most types of lizards, such as the bearded dragon and iguanas, can eat chili peppers. They seem [..]
Chile Pepper Fun Fact - Northwest China's Gobi Desert It's a dry heat... The Gobi Desert Is a Red Sea of Chili Peppers They dry in the sun every autumn in China's Uyghur Autonomous Region. In Northwest China's Gobi Desert, autumn tints the landscape a flaming scarlet. The fields of red ar [..]
Chile Pepper Fun Fact - The Quintisho Chile Pepper The rare and beautiful Quintisho Chile... A unique pepper from Bolivia, Quintisho peppers are 3/4” round hot peppers the grow on small, tight shrubs that produce small fruits that resemble a cherry tomato. They can be eit [..]
Chile Pepper Fun Fact - The 7 Pot Pepper Pot or Pod?? What say you 7 Pod, also known as 7 Pot, is a chili pepper that originates from Trinidad. It is a rare and extremely hot chili. The pungency of this pepper is similar to that of the Bhut Jolokia and Naga Morich. The 7 Pot Pepper origina [..]
Chile Pepper Fun Fact - Pimiento de Padrón (a.k.a. Padrón pepper) The most famous pepper of Spain... Padrón peppers, also called Herbón peppers, are a variety of peppers from the municipality of Padrón. This pepper is a specialty grown in Galicia in [..]
Chile Pepper Fun Facts - The Pimentos Pepper What Are Pimentos, and How Are They Used? Whether they're stuffed in the olive in your martini glass, pureed in a cheese dip, or dried and turned into paprika, pimentos, which are sweet peppers most closely associated with Spain, are a tr [..]
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