The difference between chile powder with an "e" and chili powder with an "i" is not a matter of phonetics, like tomato, tomahto. They are not the same ingredient. As a food editor, when I review the ...

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 ...

So, you found a bag of dried chiles in the back of the pantry, but they're cracked and as dry as paper. Maybe you wanted to make a delicious bowl of spicy, slow-cooked beef chili, but now you're ...

Every cook I know makes a "definitive" chili. But the truth is that no such recipe exists. Some swear by meat only, others use a meat-and-bean mix, then there are vegetarian and vegan options. But ...

If most of your experience with chile peppers has been of the raw or ground variety, you’re in for a real treat once you start dabbling with dried chiles. “With dried chiles, you can do so much,” says ...

Word-association time! I say "chile pepper," you say . . . All right, so this is a bit of a one-sided conversation, but my guess is something along the lines of "hot" or "spicy." Chile peppers, ...

Add spices. Stir in chili powder, cumin, paprika, sugar, salt, pepper, garlic powder, cayenne, and oregano. Cook until ...

Salsa macha is hot, in every sense of the word. With its roots in the Mexican state of Veracruz, this spicy, nutty, smoky and tangy condiment has been popping up at taquerias across the country for ...