Alligator pepper. What crosses your mind when you heard the name. If you have never heard that name before, you are not alone, either. The name alligator pepper is not familiar like the other normal spices we would hear, such as turmeric, cumin or even black and white peppers. Alligator peppers are mostly used in […]
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White pepper is one of the most popular culinary spices in the world. Commonly used in Asian countries as seasoning for soups, it has a distinct flavor as well as scent which provide the mild but spicy tastes in dishes such as Japanese or Chinese cuisines. White pepper which is used as a spice is […]
When you eat a food that has Sichuan pepper, you aren’t possibly able to let go its taste. The strong mouth sensation induced by the small red pouch is unlike any other. People have related it to spearmint and electricity, to juniper and novocaine, but no comparison adequately similar. It’s usually consumed with chili peppers, […]
Bell peppers belong to Solanaceae family which its scientific name is Capsicum annum. There are some variety kinds of bell peppers. These vegetables come in a wide variety of colors including green, yellow, orange, red, and brown. However, since the red ones contain the highest nutritional value that has a significant amount of fiber, this […]
Chili or also well known as chili pepper belongs to family with Latin name Capsicum, so chili is fruit instead of vegetables though the function is to spice up your foods and not something you could mix with your fruit salad unless you want a bit of the fiery heat on your salad. Chili is […]
Jalapeno Peppers are one of the very spicy peppers. Jalapeno (Capsicum Annuum) is a pepper from Mexico. Jalapeno is a pepper that has a hot taste when you eat it, above one level with a normal chili. In a Scoville scale (that is a scale for counting level of spicy), jalapeno has a medium rank […]
Cayenne pepper is one of the common and main ingredients you could find in spicy foods. It is a type of chili pepper originated from Capsicum family and closely related to the bell and jalapeno peppers. At Southwestern America and Mexico, Ceyene’s hometown, bell and jalapeno peppers—two types of it—become main ingredients for the local cuisines. […]