Close-up of two chili peppers growing on a plant - Sabbir Digital/Shutterstock Even if they share the same ranking on the Scoville scale, not all peppers are created equal. Small but mighty, tabasco ...

For its size, it packs a serious punch. Avery Island -- not actually an island but a salt dome in southern Louisiana -- is the home of one of the most popular hot sauces in the world. Other WRAL Top ...

Chile peppers are such a deep, essential feature of so many food cultures that it seems hard to believe they occurred only in South and Central America until brought to the Caribbean by seafaring ...

Hot sauces are kind of personal. What one might consider hot, another might find mild. Some like them smoky, others prefer fruity. There are folks that like super vinegary sauces, with a loose ...