Chile peppers are endlessly versatile, but many people neglect this flavorful part of the plant for fear of food poisoning.

Chili peppers have been cultivated by the Indigenous populations of Central and South America for thousands of years. Today, chili peppers are wildly popular and are grown in home gardens throughout ...

From mild and flavorful to eye-watering spice bombs, this article walks you through the full heat spectrum — so you can ...

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KRQE) — New Mexico State University is offering people a chance to learn about chile peppers. The university is now open for self-guided tours at its Chile Pepper Institute Teaching ...

Today’s column looks at chile heat chemistry. But first, how to classify chile. When eaten, chile is a vegetable, a fruit in horticulture but it can also be a spice. Pigments found in chile are used ...

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KRQE) – It’s a love letter to chile peppers but in an educational form. “Over the decades, I noticed how much more people have become interested in chile peppers,” said Paul Bosland, ...

This article was originally published by New Mexico State University. Chile pepper enthusiasts have a new resource to explore with the launch of a new cookbook that features recipes developed by the ...

If you have visions of vegetables growing in tidy rows, laden with a harvest of healthy food for your table, having limited garden space can be a heartbreaker. But you don't need to squash your dreams ...