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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.
food

Podcast: Heating Things Up in Hatch

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

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
Gastro Obscura

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.
food

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.
food

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
Gastro Obscura

Datil Pepper

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

Chile Cobanero

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

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.
Gastro Obscura

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.
Gastro Obscura

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.
farms

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.
Gastro Obscura

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?
science

Scientists Are Using CRISPR to Make Spicy Tomatoes

The fruit could soon look and taste more like chili peppers.
Rohini Chaki January 10, 2019
Pepper plants made for a hotter holiday.
food

When the Christmas Plant Was a Pepper, Not a Poinsettia

Chilis were once holiday must-haves.
Anne Ewbank December 20, 2018
Gastro Obscura

Akabanga Chili Oil

The Rwandan condiment is so spicy, it's served with eyedroppers.