Zero means no heat, and a regular jalapeño clocks in at around 5,000 units. The habanero, which held the record about 25 years ago, often exceeds 100,000 units. The chemical in peppers that causes ...

If you can’t escape to the Caribbean this winter, then bring its spicy heat and tropical flavor to your kitchen. Jamaican jerk cuisine is a method of dry-rubbing or marinating ...

Homemade salsas are a great place to start if you're feeling adventurous with ghost peppers. Simply mix diced tomatoes, ...

Grown in Peru, the ingredient features fruity, tropical notes with moderate heat. It is used in everything from seafood and ...

With a Scoville rating ranging between 2,500 and 8,000 SHUs (aka Scoville Heat Units), jalapeño peppers offer just the right ...

The Scoville scale measures this spiciness, or pungency, in Scoville Heat Units or SHU. Sweet peppers like bell peppers have no pungency at 0 SHU while the Carolina Reaper has a Scoville rating ...

A bright and bold chili pepper native to South America is McCormick's "flavor of the year" for 2025. The top spice company ...

It may still be January, but this year is already heating up, if McCormick's 2025 "Flavor of the Year" is any indication. On ...

Jamaican jerk cuisine is a method of dry-rubbing or marinating meat in a jerk spice blend or paste packed with fresh chiles, ...