I went up the ranks of the Scoville scale, dosing myself with Thai bird chiles, Scotch bonnets, habaneros, Trinidad Moruga scorpions and bhut jolokias, also known as ghost peppers, whose intensity ...

Currie's passion for this work goes deeper than just climbing the Scoville scale for fame and fortune. Peppers made him feel alive again, and helped keep him alive. They enabled him to build a ...

The best way to enjoy chillies and experiment with their different strengths is to grow your own.

Rated a seven of ten on the Heatonist’s scale, you may expect a wallop from La Pimentarie’s Forbidden Fruit, and it does ...

Researchers at Oregon State University have created two new habanero peppers that are mild. The new varieties are called ‘Notta Hotta’ and ‘Mild Thing.’ OSU says they retain the fruity and floral ...

Two mild habanero peppers known as “Notta Hotta” and “Mild Thing” that retain the peppers’ unique fruity and floral ...

Pimento peppers are about the size of an orange, and are shaped like a heart (aww). They're slightly higher on the Scoville scale than bell peppers (which, quite literally, have zero Scoville ...

It is possible that some things are just too hot. On the Scoville scale, which measures the spiciness of a pepper, a Carolina Reaper pepper is around 1.7 million Scoville Heat Units, while a Naga ...