spicy foods around the world
Peppers and heat levels
Hot Sauce history
spicy foods and health
famous hot sauces
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This fiery Indian condiment is made from mustard seeds, chilies, and vinegar.

What is hot mustard

100

This pepper, often used in salsas, is a common choice for a mild to medium heat level. 

What is a Jalapeño?

100

This hot sauce brand, founded in Louisiana, is known for its signature vinegar-based flavor and "Louisiana Hot Sauce" label.

What is Tabasco?

100

Eating spicy foods can cause the body to release these natural chemicals that reduce pain and increase feelings of pleasure.

What are endorphins?

100

This hot sauce, known for its iconic green bottle and tangy flavor, is made with aged red peppers and vinegar.

What is Tabasco Green Pepper Sauce?

200

In Mexico, this hot sauce made with habaneros and vinegar is often called "the devil's sauce."

What is Salsa Habanera?

200

Known for its bright red color, this pepper ranks around 50,000–100,000 Scoville heat units. 

What is a Cayenne pepper?

200

 This famous hot sauce comes from the small town of "Cholula" in Mexico and is often served with tacos.

What is Cholula?

200

Despite the heat, this substance found in spicy foods has been linked to boosting metabolism and promoting fat burning.

What is capsaicin?

200

This hot sauce, named after a popular pepper, is often used in Mexican cuisine and has a distinct orange color.

What is Valentina?

300

This famous Korean dish is known for its spicy, fermented cabbage.

What is Kimchi?

300

The pepper with the highest Scoville rating, topping out at over 3 million heat units.

What is a Carolina Reaper?

300

This American hot sauce company is known for its "Original Red" sauce and is one of the oldest in the world

What is Frank's RedHot?

300

This popular drink is often recommended to calm the burning sensation from eating spicy foods, as it helps neutralize capsaicin.

What is milk?

300

This fiery hot sauce, often paired with wings, is a staple of the "Buffalo" flavor and is made with cayenne peppers.

What is Frank's RedHot?

400

This Thai dish is made with chili paste, basil, and meat or tofu, and it's a popular street food.

What is Pad Krapow

400

These small, thin peppers from Thailand are extremely hot and are commonly used in Southeast Asian cuisine.

What are Bird's Eye Chilis?

400

This fermented hot sauce, which is often paired with chicken wings, originated in South Carolina.

What is Buffalo Sauce?

400

Some studies suggest that regularly eating spicy foods, like chilies, can reduce the risk of developing this chronic health condition.

What is heart disease?

400

This hot sauce brand, known for its motto "Made with the world's hottest peppers," uses ghost peppers and scorpion peppers.

What is Da Bomb?

500

This Caribbean pepper is one of the hottest in the world and is often used to make jerk seasoning.

What is the Scotch Bonnet pepper?

500

This pepper, often used in hot sauces, has a fruity flavor but packs a punch with 1 million+ Scoville units.

What is a Habanero pepper?

500

This brand of hot sauce is produced in a distillery in Brooklyn, New York, and is famous for its ghost pepper flavor.

What is The Brooklyn Hot Sauce?

500

This organ is most affected by spicy foods, as capsaicin can irritate it and lead to discomfort in people with sensitive digestion.

 What is the stomach?

500

This spicy sauce, created by the "Cholula" brand, features a blend of arbol and piquin peppers for a smoky flavor.

What is Cholula Original?