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  • 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

    Chile Pepper Fun Fact - Your Love is Like a Rollercoaster

    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 [..]

  • 2 years
    January
    12
    2023

    Chile Pepper Fun Fact - Bright and Beautiful Chile Ristas

    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 [..]

  • 2 years
    January
    12
    2023

    Chile Pepper Fun Fact - Lizards, Turtles and Snakes Oh My!

    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 [..]

  • 2 years
    January
    12
    2023

    Chile Pepper Fun Fact - Northwest China's Gobi Desert

    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 [..]