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Chopped red-hot chile peppers that are dehydrated to form flakes. They are used to add a hotter, spicier flavor to foods and are commonly found at pizzerias as a condiment for pizzas.

When working with hot chile peppers use caution not to place hands or fingers around the eyes, mouth or other areas of the body that may be painfully affected by the capsaicin substance contained within the chiles that easily rubs off onto the hands.

One of the most common chile peppers in Peru, this chile is considered to be one of the larger types of chilies grown.

Serrano is a Spanish word meaning "mountain" which may signify the origin and growing area of these chiles.

A type of chile pepper that is about a half-foot in length, is green in color, and has a mild to medium-hot flavor.

A wrinkled, flattened, brownish-black, dried chile with a heat level that ranges from mild to medium.

A meat specialty consisting of cooked beef and pork that has been pressed into a loaf and generously seasoned with chopped red and green peppers.

A semi-soft white melting cheese that is made from whole, skim, or partially skim milk and contains bits of chile peppers.

A spice consisting of coarsely ground flakes of dried red chiles. The seeds are also ground with the chiles.

An Asian chile, most commonly used in Japanese cooking, that is small, very hot, and red in color. It is available fresh, dried, flakes, or ground as a seasoning for a variety of dishes.

A Chinese spice that is made by grinding the brown berries of the prickly ash tree into finer particles.

A small round chile, approximately 1 inch or slightly larger in length, that turns dark rusty to brownish red in color when mature.

A variety of chile, common in Peru, that grows downward to a length of 2 to 3 inches. As an immature chile it is green in color and becomes red as it matures.

A Peruvian chile that is 1 to 2 inches in length and grows upright or horizontally, instead of downward or as a hanging fruit.

A popular Japanese chile that is used in a variety of food dishes. Growing 2 to 4 inches in length, the shishito chile matures from a lime green to a dark red colored exterior that is wrinkled and narrow in shape.

Any of the varieties of chilies that are harvested when they are young, still green colored and tender in texture.

A term used to describe one or many of the varieties of red-hot chilies that are grown throughout the world.

A variety of chile that is usually no more than five inches in length, has a pale yellowish color, and a flavor that ranges from moderate to hot.

A variety of chile that is usually no more than five inches in length, has a pale yellowish color, and a flavor that ranges from moderate to hot.

A type of chile that is yellow in color with a very hot flavor. They can be used to add spice to many types of dishes and are often added whole to flavor foods as they cook or added as a garnish.