On a sunny morning at his farm outside Charlotte, North Carolina, Smokin’ Ed Currie, the world’s greatest cultivator of hot peppers, hands me a spoon bearing a sliver of yellow chilli. He has no name ...
I'm always working on new pepper breeds and have one even hotter than Pepper X. I'm not chasing records, though. I enjoy the challenge of making a hot pepper that tastes good. I closely guard my ...
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A viral video has captured the alarming aftermath of an extreme spicy food challenge—after a young man nearly collapsed from just one bite of what's been dubbed the 'world's hottest curry.' The clip, ...