Therefore, we actually have the earliest known consumption of the peppers…
Crown Roast of…Frankfurters
During my search for outrageous dishes from the Fifties, I came across this monstrosity…
Barbados, Bonney Peppers, and Bliss
We had to desert the beach and meet the cooks, chefs, and saucemakers of Barbados…
The Bogus Chile Pepper Cancer Scare
The chile cancer scare is clearly the legacy of such sensationalism, which is caused by researchers grasping for grants and a naive popular press…
Who Was That Scoville Guy, Anyway?
Although he was interested in chile peppers, he didn’t write much about them, preferring to focus on even more bizarre chemicals like the cantharides in Spanish fly…