chillies
Spicy red pods
Chillies is the British English spelling of the plural of chilli, the hot pepper fruit of plants in the genus Capsicum.
These peppers range from mildly warm to extremely hot, with heat measured on the Scoville scale.
Chillies appear in cuisines worldwide, adding spice to dishes from curries to salsas.
I added a few chillies to the stir-fry for extra kick.
The American spelling is chilies or chilis.
Mild-to-medium Mexican pepper
- habaneroExtremely pungent chili variety
- serranoSmall hot Mexican pepper
- poblanoMild Mexican chili pepper
- cayennePungent red spice
chipotle · ancho · guajillo · pasilla · scotch bonnet · ghost pepper · peperoncini · piri piri
Chili heat compound
- pungentSharply strong-smelling
- fieryIntensely hot or passionate
- burningCombustion in progress
- tinglingSlight stinging sensation
numbing · piquant · biting · stinging · mild · medium · hot · inferno
Spicy tomato condiment
- curryAromatic South Asian dish
- sambalSoutheast Asian chili condiment
- harissaNorth African chili paste
- gochujangKorean fermented chili paste
hot sauce · sriracha · achar · peri-peri · kung pao · vindaloo · arrabbiata · buffalo wings
Filled with combustion haze
- earthyCoarse and unpretentious
- fruityHaving orchard flavor
- tangySharp and lively-tasting
- sharpFine-edged, or astute
sweet · aromatic · complex · robust · bright · grassy · citrusy · floral
jalapeño
Mild-to-medium Mexican pepper
- habaneroExtremely pungent chili variety
- serranoSmall hot Mexican pepper
- poblanoMild Mexican chili pepper
cayenne · chipotle · ancho · guajillo · pasilla · scotch bonnet · ghost pepper · peperoncini · piri piri · shishito
capsaicin
Chili heat compound
tingling · numbing · piquant · biting · stinging · mild · medium · hot · inferno · tear-inducing
salsa
Spicy tomato condiment
gochujang · hot sauce · sriracha · achar · peri-peri · kung pao · vindaloo · arrabbiata · buffalo wings · kimchi
smoky
Filled with combustion haze
sharp · sweet · aromatic · complex · robust · bright · grassy · citrusy · floral · rich
capsicum
Pepper plant or fruit
- nightshadeOften toxic plant family
- seedsPlant embryos in casings
- podsEnclosed natural containers
stems · dried · fresh · ripening · green · red · yellow · orange · harvesting · growing
dried
Stripped of moisture
stuffed · diced · sliced · crushed · ground · powdered · rehydrated · charred · blistered · fermented
chilliesbell peppers
Mild hollow vegetables
sweet peppers · pimientos · cucumber · lettuce · yogurt
- chilli con carneSpiced meat stew
- chilli pepperPungent fruit for seasoning
- chilli dogPepper-topped frankfurter sandwich
- ghost chilliExtremely pungent capsicum variety