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Ground hamburger cooked with onion, spicy tomato sauce and sometimes green peppers, served on a hamburger bun.

An aromatic, spicy herb that is native to the Mediterranean regions and Asia, which is also grown throughout the world.

An Italian sauce that is very spicy and strong flavored. Traditionally made with garlic, bits of dried chile peppers, capers, and anchovies as key ingredients, this sauce can be mild or well seasoned depending on the type and amount of spices added.

A descriptor reserved almost solely for spicy wine. “Peppery” wine has been described as having a sharp peppery/cinnamon/anise character.

A sweet and spicy Italian sausage made from fresh pork and seasoned with basil, fennel, garlic, and white wine.

A Lebanese spicy, beef sausage, which can be found in Middle Eastern markets.

A common Ethiopian sauce that is hot and spicy tasting. Made with the seeds of cumin, cardamom, coriander, and fenugreek that are combined with garlic, ground cloves, turmeric, grated gingerroot, black pepper, salt, paprika, cinnamon, and dried red chiles, this sauce provides a distinctive tangy flavor for ethnic foods.

A Chinese pepper grown for its spicy hot flavor. This chile is generally 1 to 2 inches in length and red in color.

An Italian pork sausage that has a creamy texture and a very spicy flavor. The sausage is usually made from minced pork shoulder, other pork meat and pork skin, and then is encased in the skin of a pig's foot.

A term that is used to refer to a group of spices used for seasonings or a group of vegetables that may be sweet, bland or spicy.

With an appearance that is very similar to a traditional Mexican Chili, this variety of soup is typically not as thick as a Chili.

An Asian seasoning that consists of a variety of spices mixed together to provide a very hot and spicy flavor as well as a distinctive aroma.

A Mexican meat dish that is made with pork and sausage, slowly cooked in a spicy chile sauce and then served in a traditional food wrap such as a tostada, a tortilla or a taco shell.

Term used to describe a wine with a prominent character such as grapey, spicy, or flowery. The aroma is distinct to each grape varietal.

A small, heart-shaped, sweet chile pepper, which may be mild or spicy hot in flavor and somewhat bitter tasting.

A slightly smaller, smooth skinned species of the peach with juice that is mildly spicy and rich in flavor.

Lean, highly seasoned pork that is served in the southern United States and most often associated with Cajun cuisine.

Made with wheat flour dough, this type of bun may be made spicy flavorings, raisins, and/or bits of candied fruit or it may be made as a bun without the added flavorings.

An Indonesian dish consisting of raw or slightly cooked vegetables served with a spicy peanut sauce that is prepared with peanut oil or ground peanuts, various hot chiles, and coconut milk.

A Middle Eastern dish consisting of crushed chickpeas (also known as garbanzo beans) and spicy seasonings, such as cumin, coriander, cayenne, garlic and onion, that are blended together, rolled into walnut-sized balls or made into patties, and deep-fried or pan fried in shapes ranging from small 1 inch sized balls to circular patties.