From colour-rich varieties to intensely pungent ones used with restraint, each chilli tells a story of place and palate.

Chillies are essential ingredients in every kitchen. They play a crucial role in various savoury dishes such as curries, pasta, and guacamole. However, have you ever witnessed someone turning chillies ...

The kitchen garden of Hema and I P Deori, at their Kharghar residence, have created ripples among Navi Mumbaikers mainly because they have managed to grow the hottest chillies in the world which they ...

India's military is getting ready to deploy weapons-grade chillis for counter-insurgency and riot control. The Indian Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) is harnessing the super-hot ...

In a recent incident, as many as 14 high school students from Tokyo were hospitalised after eating potato chips made with bhut jolokia chilli. As per reports in the BBC, the incident occurred on July ...

Bhut jolokia is not allowed as hand baggage in flights. In 2007, Guinness World Records officially confirmed the ghost pepper as the world's spiciest chilli. With a rating of over one million Scoville ...