Chemists can now use carbon nanotubes to judge the heat of chilli sauces. The technology might soon be available commercially as a cheap, disposable sensor for use in the food industry. Richard Compton and his team at Oxford University, UK, have developed a sensitive technique to measure the levels of capsaicinoids, the substances that make chillies hot, in samples of chilli sauce. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

Indian army chiefs are set to deploy a 'curry bomb' to win the war on terror.

Weapons development experts have created an eye-watering spice bomb, packed with a potent mix of red chilli and pepper which will be used to smoke out militants during counter-insurgency operations. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

Police said a couple of men got into a fight at a grocery store, and one of them bopped the other on the head with a can of chili. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Well that is what authorities thought after a chemical smell caused them to be concerned. Streets were closed, A Hazardous Area Response Team unit was called in, police, firemen, etc. They then discovered that the smell was from a Thai restaurant cooking a chilli sauce. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

Researchers at New Mexico State University recently discovered the world's hottest chilli pepper. Bhut Jolokia, a variety of chilli pepper originating in Assam, India, has earned Guinness World Records' recognition as the world's hottest chilli pepper by blasting past the previous champion Red Savina. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

Inspired by AutumnLotus' thread about measuring the heat of peppers. A snippet from an actual customer letter states, "...my housemates and I find your product ('rooster sauce' as we call it) to be essential to the household. I could almost eat a napkin that was dotted with it." YUMMY! picked by heymrp 5 months ago

You can now not only feel the spicy kick of a jalapeno pepper, you can also see it in full 3D, thanks to researchers at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. Using sophisticated equipment, the research team generated the first three dimensional view of the protein that allows you to sense the heat of a hot pepper. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

Weighing 1.25 tons, and towering 6ft 6in at the shoulder, Chilli, dwarfs most horses, is the same height as a small elephant, and could provide enough steaks to feed an army. picked by topofall 5 months ago

A Mexican cabbie is searching for a world body to crown him king of the raw chilli eaters. picked by whi73rav3n 2 years ago