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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 [..]
January
11
2023

Chile Pepper Fun Fact - 5 Good Reasons to Spice up Your Life!

Chile Pepper Fun Fact - 5 Good Reasons to Spice up Your Life! Health Benefits of Cayenne Pepper - 5 good reasons to spice up your life! Looking to add a little spice to your life — or your diet? Cayenne pepper may be just what the doctor ordered. This popular red pepper adds versatile [..]
January
11
2023

Chile Pepper Fun Fact - The Habanada Chile Pepper

Chile Pepper Fun Fact - The Habanada Chile Pepper  Habanada Pepper... Heat Level = Nada!   Taking a hard left turn from the hottest pepper, the Habanada pepper was bred to have the flavor of a Habanero, with no heat. These peppers come in at 0 SHU's on the Scoville scale, but they [..]
January
11
2023

Chile Pepper Fun Fact - Guam Boonie Peppers

Chile Pepper Fun Fact - Guam Boonie Peppers The attraction of the Guam Boonie is its heat. It can be very intense at first and then evens out and lingers on your tongue and lips which can last for a while (about four to seven times longer than a jalapeno).  It can also cause a little numbnes [..]
January
11
2023

Chile Pepper Fun Fact - China Leads the World in Growing Chile Peppers

Chile Pepper Fun Fact - China Leads the World in Growing Chile Peppers   The country that grows the most chilli peppers is China, with an annual production volume of 18,535,308 tonnes (20.43 million tons) of fresh and dried chillies, according to the United Nation's Food and Agricu [..]
January
11
2023

Hot Sauce Fun Fact - Hot Sauce Market

Hot Sauce Fun Fact - Hot Sauce Market  Statistically speaking, Hot Sauce is pretty HOT The global hot sauce market reached a value of US$ 4.5 Billion in 2020. The market is forecast to exhibit moderate growth during 2021-2026. Hot sauce or chili sauce is manufactured using chili peppers, vi [..]
January
11
2023

Hot Sauce Fun Fact - Global Hot Sauce Market Trends

Hot Sauce Fun Fact - Global Hot Sauce Market Trends  Hot Sauce is spicing up the whole world!  According to the latest report by IMARC Group, titled “Hot Sauce Market: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2021-2026,” the global hot sauce mar [..]
January
11
2023

Chile Pepper Fun Fact - The Giant Szegedi Sweet Pepper

Chile Pepper Fun Fact - The Giant Szegedi Sweet Pepper  What is considered the sweetest Chile Pepper? Capsicum Annuum. The Giant Szegedi sweet pepper is originally from Hungary. It is a heart-shaped pepper that starts out whitish yellow then ripens through orange to red when fully ripe [..]
January
11
2023

Chile Pepper Fun Fact - Bhut Jolokia aka the Ghost Pepper

Chile Pepper Fun Fact - Bhut Jolokia aka the Ghost Pepper  What's up with the ghostly heat of the Ghost Pepper anyway... The name Ghost Pepper simply comes from the chili’s official Indian name, the Bhut Jolokia. Bhut in Indian means “Ghost”. There are many varia [..]
January
11
2023

Chile Pepper Fun Fact - The Ghost Pepper

Chile Pepper Fun Fact - The Ghost Pepper   Why Is a Ghost Pepper Called a Ghost Pepper?  The word "bhut" means "ghost", given from the Bhutias people, possibly because the heat sneaks up on you like a ghost. The ghost pepper is also known by the following names - Naga Jolokia, Bhu [..]