Is That Chile Pepper Hot or Not?

Chiltepin peppers in Austin (Photo by Chiltepinster, CC BY-SA 3.0)

Is That Chile Pepper Hot or Not?

Red and green bell peppers (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Laura McKenzie)

Is That Chile Pepper Hot or Not?

Poblano pepper (Photo by stef yau)

Is That Chile Pepper Hot or Not?

Hatch chile peppers (Adobe stock photo)

Is That Chile Pepper Hot or Not?

Half-ripe and green jalapeños (Photo by Tomwslucer CC0)

Is That Chile Pepper Hot or Not?

Green serrano peppers (Adobe stock photo)

Is That Chile Pepper Hot or Not?

Habanero fruit and flowers (Photo by André Karwath CC BY-SA 2.5)

People who’ve made the mistake of biting into a spicy chile pepper often end up with a burning question: How can you tell if a pepper is hot or not before you taste it?The world has at least 6,000 types of chile peppers, but only a small fraction of those ...

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