Chili is a seemingly simple dish, but everyone makes it a different way. Some people keep their award-winning chili recipe as a closely guarded secret, while others will happily give you the recipe ...

Chili may have its roots in Mexican cuisine, but this humble stew, always made with some sort of chile pepper, is uniquely North American — and it’s as diverse as the places in which it's made. From ...

Claire is Lifehacker's Senior Food Editor. She has a B.S. in chemistry, a decade of food journalism experience, and a deep love for mayonnaise and MSG. The other night, I got quite high and decided it ...

In Costa Rica, the chile pepper is very popular with the locals, particularly as an ornamental plant that doubles as a spicy condiment for meals. Chiles are truly native plants of the neotropics that ...