From colour-rich varieties to intensely pungent ones used with restraint, each chilli tells a story of place and palate.

For certain people, finding and triumphing over the world’s hottest chile is one of those captivating, extreme pursuits like climbing Mt. Everest or running an ultramarathon in Death Valley in July.

CHANGPOOL, India — The farmer, a quiet man with an easy smile, has spent a lifetime eating a chile pepper with a strange name and a vicious bite. His mother stirred it into sauces. His wife puts it ...

It is made with the spiciest chilli in the world. Bhut Jolokia was named as the hottest chilli in the world in 2007 by the Guinness Book of World Records. This variety of chilli is grown across Assam ...

And now, for a bit of non-holiday news . . . . . Of course, the hotheads knew this first. A few weeks ago, at the local Pepper Lovers Club annual chili cook-off, the heat freaks were buzzing about a ...

Bhut jolokias are having a moment in the spotlight, though you may know them better by their stage name: ghost peppers. Spicy food consumption is on the rise worldwide, and with it comes an appetite ...