A couple weeks ago, I asked readers if they had any suggestions on what to do with some dried, Mexican chiles I had purchased at a local grocery store. I bought a bag of cascabel chiles and a bag of ...

Yesterday I picked up two bags of dried chiles from a small Mexican grocery on Prospect Road near Dixie Highway. The place had a small but decent selection of dried spices, but the peppers were far ...

Here's what you need to know about shopping for and cooking with these 12 popular dried chile varieties. The wall of dried chiles at the Mexican grocery store is always mesmering to me—a mural with ...

Dried peppers are a great option when you want to maintain a back stock of flavorful products that won't easily spoil, just in case you need to make salsa with whatever ingredients you have on hand.

The numbing sensation is due to a compound called hydroxy-alpha-sanshool that causes a biting astringency on your mouth's "touch" receptors. When combined with chiles or spices like star anise, garlic ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Editor’s note: This is part of The Know’s series, Staff Favorites. Each week, we offer our opinions on the best that Colorado has to offer for dining, ...

Raised in an Armenian household in Santa Clara, Levon Minassian recalls trips to the Middle Eastern spice shop where his parents bought Aleppo pepper, the mild, fruity red-chile flakes named after the ...