Chicken soup is a comfort food, a restorative elixir, and has its rightful place in nearly every food culture across the globe. In the Caribbean and West Africa, chicken soup is often infused with the ...

The heat from chiles comes from a chemical called capsaicin, which some plants evolved to ward off rodents, insects, and other parasites. In mammals, capsaicin works as a neurotoxin, causing a burning ...

A: Although Scotch Bonnet peppers resemble habanero chiles — and both belong to the Capsicum chinense species — they have different heat levels and flavor profiles. Also, habanero peppers are easily ...

This rich, fragrant salmon recipe is packed with Jamaican flavours including thyme and Scotch bonnet pepper. Paired with crispy smashed green plantains, it’s the kind of meal that tastes like home.

Jim Penne wanted his jerk sauce to be as authentic as possible. So he grows his own Scotch bonnet peppers. "My wife and me have been to Jamaica many times and we really love their jerked foods. I ...