Peppers, hot sauce, chili paste and spicy snacks are bringing the heat. From the 37% of Americans who say they’d try the world’s hottest pepper to the 51% who eat hot sauce at least once a week, spicy ...

Clean plates, no milk and no regrets; that’s the win on International Hot and Spicy Food Day on Jan. 16, when heat turns a normal meal into a full-on dare. This is spice with intent, where heat levels ...

The hot food trend doesn't seem to be cooling down any time soon. Here's why spicy foods persist on menus and in snack aisles ...

Merlyn is an editor of news and trending content for Food & Wine's news vertical. Her writing focuses on the intersection of pop culture and food, including food trends, celebrity news, food ...

Sweaty palms, watery eyes and zero regrets kick off today’s International Hot and Spicy Food Day, as heat lovers show up ready for the burn. What started as a thrill has settled into tradition, with ...

For some, the spice ain’t nice. Throughout her life, Jennifer Allerot, 53, has ordered the spiciest foods on the menu whenever she ate at a restaurant — until she developed a stomach ulcer four years ...

Many years ago, I became a Phaal Curry Monster, meaning I was brave (and dumb) enough to accept a restaurant’s challenge to eat a plate of chicken drenched in curry made of the spiciest peppers on ...

At Mexico Lindo KC, the menudo, a beef tripe and red chili pepper broth that’s well-known as a hangover cure, won't melt your face off, but will provide a comforting warmth. Kansas City, Kansas, is ...