by Spicy Blog | Nov 26, 2017 | Lifestyle
As a species, we’ve been eating hot chili peppers for more than 6,000 years. While today’s diner is probably attracted to hot food for the delicious flavor of spicy cuisines, many centuries ago, spice was used as a food preservative. In fact, there is ample evidence...
by Spicy Blog | Nov 20, 2017 | Lifestyle
Do you enjoy spicy food or do you abhor it? Regardless of how you feel about spicy fare, you might have wondered just what it is that causes that heat and pain when you have something that is particularly spicy. It all happens because of the capsaicin in peppers. This...
by Spicy Blog | Nov 19, 2017 | Lifestyle
Capsaicin is the chemical in peppers that gives them their fiery bite. The concentration varies from one type of pepper to another, and the heat level is measured in Scoville units. The higher the unit ranking, the hotter the pepper (and the more capsaicin it...
by Spicy Blog | Nov 3, 2017 | Lifestyle
Have you been looking for a way to spice up your cuisine while getting some nice health benefits to go along with it? If you have, then you will certainly want to consider the benefits of red pepper and capsaicin. It is easy to add to the diet, and it has some...
by Spicy Blog | Aug 19, 2017 | Lifestyle
If you’re the kind of person who’s interested in getting a whole lot more spice in your life, a culinary thrill-seeker, then you may be interested in learning the secrets of how to make pure capsaicin. For the uninitiated, capsaicin is the active chemical ingredient...
