Spicy recipes from mild to super-hot… Our collection of spicy recipes runs the gamut of fiery, from tastebud-tickling spicy tomato sauce to super-hot ghost pepper salsa and hundreds of options in-between! Given the complexity of chili pepper flavor, in the recipe article, we often cover how the flavor of the hot pepper pairs against the other […]
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Gochugaru Vs. Red Pepper Flakes: PepperScale Showdown
Gochugaru is a form of dried chili that you will often see in Korean cuisine. It is what gives kimchi its red color. Red pepper flakes are the same product that is sometimes known as crushed red pepper. You might see red pepper red pepper flakes/crushed red pepper in shakers on the tables of an […]
What Is Gochujang?
Gochujang has been making inroads into the relatively new American market for Asian hot sauces and pastes. Sriracha and sambal oelek were the pioneers, and they continue to be the most popular examples. Gochujang is a Korean challenger. Chili peppers are from the Americas but made their way to parts of Asia including Korea in […]
Harissa Vs. Sriracha: PepperScale Showdown
Harissa and sriracha have been trendy over the last decade or so, but with sriracha being the more popular of the two by far. If you are unfamiliar with both, note that there are several important differences despite how much harissa and sriracha can – at times – look like each other. We will look […]
Moroccan Harira Soup
Bold spices warm you through and through… Moroccan harira soup is one of these soups that can warm you through and through. It’s full of bold spices – kefta spice blend and harissa in particular – that just delight your taste buds. It’s earthy and spicy, homey and yet exotic. The added touch of cayenne […]
Sambal Oelek Nutrition – How Healthy Is It?
Sambal oelek is a simple paste made from chili peppers. In comparison to other chil pepper preparations like sriracha, sambal oelek may offer more heat and a broader array of health benefits. Some of those health benefits come from the fact that it contains nutrients like those listed below. Note that there are different brands […]
Canned Jalapeños Vs. Fresh: PepperScale Showdown
Canned and fresh jalapeños are both used liberally in many Latin and Tex-Mex recipes. Each brings different qualities to a dish that you should keep in mind when choosing between them. How do they differ? Use our PepperScale Showdown below for help deciding when to use canned and when to use fresh jalapeño peppers. How does […]
What’s A Good Hot Paprika Substitute?
Hot paprika can be either hot Hungarian paprika or hot smoked paprika from Spain. The Spanish and Hungarian versions are interchangeable, but you will not have an easy time finding either of them in the average American grocery store. In other words, you will probably have to seek out a substitute. If you are trying […]
Paprika Nutrition: How Healthy Is It?
Paprika is a spice made from powdered red peppers and that is popular in Hungary and Spain. Paprika is a popular spice both for its brilliant color and for its variety of flavor profiles. Paprika can include sweet and mild varieties as well as spicy and smoked ones. While the chili peppers used to make it […]
Are Dried Peppers Hotter Than Fresh?
There are numerous chili pepper varieties, all of which you can consume fresh (if you dare) and most of which you can preserve by drying. They are the same chili obviously, but there’s often a discernable difference in the amount of heat between the two. Sometimes the dried version seems hotter than the fresh version […]
