In 1912, chemist Wilbur Scoville developed a method to measure the heat level of chile peppers. The test is named after him, the "Scoville Organoleptic Test." In the original test, Wilbur blended pure ...

With the recent crowning of Pepper X as the new Guinness World Record holder for hottest chili pepper, here's a look into just how the spiciness of a pepper is calculated — and some examples of very ...

Disneyland chefs are turning up the heat this Halloween season with six ghost pepper treats using the legendary chili that blows the top off the Scoville Scale as the culinary staff attempts to turn ...

I’m not sure when it happened or why, but the ghost pepper — that sucker punch from Mother Nature — has become the fast-food industry’s favorite kick in the teeth. A number of food cultures have a ...