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  • 2 years
    January
    17
    2023

    Chile Pepper Fun Fact - SMOKIN' ED'S CAROLINA REAPER

    Chile Pepper Fun Fact - SMOKIN' ED'S CAROLINA REAPER The Guinness Book of World Records recognizes SMOKIN' ED'S CAROLINA REAPER® as the hottest Chile Pepper in the World with a record average of 1,641,000 SHU (Scoville heat units) made effective on August 11, 2017, which is over 71, [..]

  • 2 years
    January
    12
    2023

    Hot Sauce Fun Fact - Ghanaian Shito Sauce

    Hot Sauce Fun Fact - Ghanaian Shito Sauce  It's a type of pepper sauce, we're not full of Shito... Shito is the word for a particular pepper sauce in Ga, a Ghanaian language from Accra, the Ghanaian capital. Whilst the word for pepper is different for each of the Ghanaian native languages, [..]

  • 2 years
    January
    12
    2023

    Chile Pepper Fun Fact - The Shishito Chile Pepper

    Chile Pepper Fun Fact - The Shishito Chile Pepper  What are they and how the heck do you say it?  Unlike some other Asian countries, Japan isn’t known for its spicy cuisine. In fact, for all its unique flavor, Japanese food has very little heat at all. And that’s sort of th [..]

  • 2 years
    January
    12
    2023

    Chile Pepper Fun Fact - Chile Peppers are Sensitive to Temperature

    Chile Pepper Fun Fact - Chile Peppers are Sensitive to Temperature  Can you grow peppers in hot weather? Peppers, like tomatoes, are sensitive to temperature. Most peppers will drop their blooms when daytime temperatures get much above 90 degrees F. in combination with night temperatures ab [..]

  • 2 years
    January
    12
    2023

    Chile Pepper Fun Fact - The Scoville Scale

    Chile Pepper Fun Fact - The Scoville Scale So, what is the Scoville Scale anyway?  A Chile Peppers heat level is measured by Scoville Heat Units (SHU). The Scoville Scale was created by American pharmacist Wilbur Scoville in 1912. The Scoville scale relies partly on a human tester [..]

  • 2 years
    January
    12
    2023

    Chile Pepper Fun Fact - The Satan's Kiss Chile Pepper

    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 [..]

  • 2 years
    January
    12
    2023

    Chile Pepper Fun Fact - The Shishito Pepper Roulette

    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 [..]

  • 2 years
    January
    12
    2023

    Hot Sauce Fun Fact - Jennifer Trainer Thompson

    Hot Sauce Fun Fact - Jennifer Trainer Thompson Making, Collecting and Cooking with... This author knows her Hot Sauce  Jennifer Trainer Thompson is the author of numerous cookbooks, including Hot Sauce! and The Fresh Egg Cookbook. She has been featured in Martha Stewart Living magazine [..]

  • 2 years
    January
    11
    2023

    Hot Sauce Fun Fact - How to Extinguish the Burn!

    Hot Sauce Fun Fact - How to Extinguish the Burn!  Ever tackle a Hot Sauce that was way out of your league and set yourself ablaze? Haven't we all? Here are a few pointers to help extinguish the heat!  1) Opt for whole milk or full-fat sour cream or yogurt to do the trick. It [..]

  • 2 years
    January
    11
    2023

    Hot Sauce Fun Fact - According to Instacart

      Hot Sauce Fun Fact - According to Instacart    According to Instacart, North Dakota consumes the most amount of hot sauce, averaging 5.4 ounces per consumer. New Mexico ranks second at 4.4 ounces per person, and Colorado ranks third, coming in at 4.0 ounces of hot sauce per per [..]