Chile Peppers Chile peppers are used in cooking around the world. You'll find them in Mexican, Indian and Asian dishes. If you're ready to spice up your cooking, try adding a Chile pepper.

You can choose from many varieties. People who like only a little spice should try a poblano or an Anaheim. Hot peppers, such as the habanero, will have you running for a glass of water.

Cooking with peppers
Peppers have a chemical called capsaicin (cap-SAY-i-sin). The more they have, the hotter it gets! Most of it is in the seeds. You can cut back on the heat by removing the seeds before you start cooking.

A pepper might bite you before you bite it. The juice from the pepper can burn your skin when you cut it. To avoid burns, wear plastic gloves when you cut the pepper.

If you can take the heat from a chile pepper, add one to your soups, salads and sauces. A pepper is a healthy and tasty ingredient to add to your cooking. There are some good reasons to cook with peppers. They are high in vitamins A and C. They also have about zero fat. You can find entire cookbooks just about chile peppers.

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Chile peppers will add spice to your cooking. You'll find them in Mexican, Indian and Asian dishes. Chile peppers can get very hot. Most of the heat comes from a chemical called capsaicin. If a chile has a lot of capsaicin, it's likely to be very hot. Most of the heat is in the seeds. Cut out the seeds before you start cooking.
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Chile peppers are good for spicing up your cooking. There are many varieties of chile peppers to choose from. Some people like only a little bit of spice in their food. If you like your food mild, try an Anaheim chile. If you like a lot of spice in your food, try a habanero.
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You can spice up your cooking with chile peppers. You can get mild or very hot ones. A chemical called capsaicin makes them hot. There are a few tricks to cooking with peppers. Cut down on the heat by taking out the seeds. Wear plastic gloves when you are cutting into a pepper. Add chiles to soups, salads and sauces.