There was a time when I worried that Hungarian yellow wax pepper was going to kill me. We were driving through Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria in September, and every restaurant offered seasonal salads ...

* Common name: Hot pepper 'Hungarian Hot Wax' * Botanical name:Capsicum annuum 'Hungarian Hot Wax' * What it is: Probably the most common and widely available hot pepper... and for good reason. Yields ...

There are many kinds of hot peppers, each with a different flavor and heat level (heat is measured using the Scoville scale). Jalapeños, cubanelles, green chiles, and poblanos tend to be milder.

Banana peppers are coming on strong this time of year. These long yellow peppers, sometimes called Hungarian hot wax peppers or yellow wax peppers, come in varying degrees of heat. When blanched and ...