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Chili Peppers

Tierra de Sol

Bold, unapologetically spicy Mixtecan flavors on the menu here.

Las Quince Letras

With dozens of ingredients, chef Cecilia Florian’s moles are a masterclass in layering flavors.

Las Cruces, New Mexico

World's Largest Chile Pepper Sculpture

This 47-foot chile pepper sculpture welcomes Scoville heat unit obsessed tourists to the Big Chile Inn.

Podcast: Heating Things Up in Hatch

In this New Mexico town, the heat doesn't just come from the sun. This is chile country.

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Nashville, Tennessee

Redheaded Stranger

House a green chile pork Crunchwrap swaddled in hot, fresh tortillas.

Ken Armijo preparing to solar-roast his chiles using heliostats.

Why Solar Roasting Could Be the Future for New Mexico’s Chiles

It may be the key to cutting down 7,800 metric tons of annual carbon emissions.

Diana Hubbell August 4, 2022

Oaxacan Mole Blanco

The fairest and rarest of them all.

An aerial view of a massive collection of red chili peppers drying in the sun on October 7, 2019, in Xinjiang, China.

The Gobi Desert Is a Red Sea of Chili Peppers

They dry in the sun every autumn in China's Uyghur Autonomous Region.

Reina Gattuso October 9, 2019

Making the spices is often a symphony of jangling bangles and rhythmic pounding.

How Mumbai's Masalawaalis Make a Single Spice From 30 Ingredients

Bottle masala is impossible to find in stores.

Beverley Ann D'Cruz September 20, 2019

Datil Pepper

Minorcans spiced up the food scene in St. Augustine with this fiery crop.

Chile Cobanero

This signature pepper has been a hot commodity since the Maya era.

Baniwa Jiquitaia

Pivotal to the culture and cuisine of Brazil's Baniwa people, this piquant pepper-and-salt seasoning now provides the community with sustainable income.

Merquén

In Chile's central Araucanía region, the indigenous Mapuche community still makes this smoky spice blend.

Hatch, New Mexico

Sparky's

A wealth of pop culture statuary and green chile dishes give this roadside restaurant clout.

New Mexican Sundae

Frozen custard gets topped with green chile sauce and salty pecans to make this Las Cruces specialty.

El Potrero Trading Post sells chimayó chile powder.

The Prized Pepper That Comes From a Single New Mexican Town

But can it be grown anywhere else?

Tom Verde March 8, 2019

The pepper is often ground into molido.

Chimayó Chile Pepper

This pepper's sweet taste and long, slow burn is found in a single town.

Is it a tomato or is it a chili?

Scientists Are Using CRISPR to Make Spicy Tomatoes

The fruit could soon look and taste more like chili peppers.

Rohini Chaki January 10, 2019