If you find that the burning effect of capsaicin is too intense, there are several things you can do to reduce it: Drink milk or eat dairy products: Capsaicin is soluble in fats, so drinking milk or eating dairy products can help to neutralize the heat. Dairy products can help to coat your mouth and [...]

The burn sensation you feel on your tongue from hot peppers is caused by a group of compounds called capsaicinoids. Capsaicinoids are responsible for the heat and pungency of hot peppers, and they interact with the pain receptors on your tongue and other tissues, creating a burning sensation. Capsaicinoids are found primarily in the seeds [...]

The terms "chilies" and "peppers" are often used interchangeably, but they can refer to different things depending on the context. In a culinary sense, "chilies" typically refers to the spicy or hot fruits of the capsicum family of plants, which are used to add flavor and heat to a variety of dishes. These fruits are [...]

The hottest jalapeno pepper that can be grown is the "Bhut Jolokia" (Capsicum frutescens) or "Ghost Chili Pepper," (Capsicum chinense) which is considered one of the spiciest peppers in the world. It has a Scoville heat rating of over 1 million units, which is significantly hotter than a regular jalapeno, which has a heat rating [...]

Chillies are just as susceptible to the know viruses as tomatoes. The most common known virus is tobacco mosaic virus, tomato spotted wilt virus and potato virus group X and group Y.  You cannot control or spray for a virus. There are no chemicals that can kill viruses on a large scale as required on [...]

Chilli insect control is very similar to tomatoes, peppers and potatoes as they are all from the same family of plants. You could say they are all cousins to each other. All these plants belong to the genus Capsicum or Solanaceae families. If you have grown tomatoes or green peppers before, be prepared to have the [...]

Chillies diseases and their control Chillies diseases are the same as those found on tomatoes, peppers and brinjals. The reason is that they are all from the same family of crops. Most small scale farmers do not have the necessary industrial spray equipment to control chilli diseases effectively but that is no reason that hand [...]

Harvesting dried hot chillies is different from harvesting normal ripe hot chillies. Harvest dried hot chillies after the plants have died of frost. The best time to harvest is in winter. Yes you grow them in summer. But harvest in winter. A grower harvests normal peppers or fresh chillies in late summer or at the [...]

Chillies are from the same family as tomatoes, and green peppers. So the climatic requirements are similar. They are part of the scientific group called Capsicum frutescens L. The common pepper or green pepper is from the family Capsicum Annuum L. So you can see they are very closely related. One of the main advantages [...]