Claire is Lifehacker's Senior Food Editor. She has a B.S. in chemistry, a decade of food journalism experience, and a deep love for mayonnaise and MSG. The other night, I got quite high and decided it ...

Red pepper—also called bell pepper, red bell pepper, capsicum, or sweet pepper—has a mildly sweet yet earthy taste. These peppers are fully mature versions of the more bitter green bell peppers. The ...

You'll find a little glass jar filled with crushed red pepper flakes in every nearly every pizza parlor across the country. This stuff is everywhere. But in a time when chiles like arbol and guajillo ...

Back in the old days, we’re talking 10 or 15 years ago, this time of year was something special. As soon as the weather started to turn, we’d go down to the specialty produce guy and put in an order ...

As the world grows smaller owing to globalization, foods that were previously only available in certain areas can now be enjoyed by anyone, anywhere. One such food is known as gochujang, a Korean red ...