The good health of a person largely depends on carbohydrates, proteins, vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and trace elements that our body receives from foods. Undoubtedly, it’s essential to have good food and diet to remain healthy, especially the foods that keep us free from common health issues like diabetes, cancer, stroke, heart ailments, and others.
In this section on foods, we bring to you evidence-based ideas on the health benefits of different foods, spices, herbs, and fruits. You can also read about substitute ingredients to use in place of various spices, herbs, and vegetables.
The original red cayenne pepper has its origin in Cayenne, French Guiana; it has been in cultivation since ancient times. But today, there are 7 verified distinct verities of Cayenne … Read more…
The Cascabella peppers are amazingly beautiful looking chilies with their waxy and bright yellow and red appearance. Many mistake them for banana peppers or Hungarian Hot Wax peppers for their … Read more…
Cascabel pepper called chile cascabel in Mexico, is well known for the delicious salsas they make. In fact, Cascabel Salsa, with tomato or tomatillo, is a famed street food in … Read more…
I personally love Carmen Peppers for their flavor and thickness. They’re ideal for stuffing and roasting. This Italian pepper is a bull’s horn type (Corno di toro) pepper, a name … Read more…
Habanero pepper is a dash of very hot chili pepper, a darling of people who enjoy hot and spicy foods. In fact, it is one of the most commonly used and … Read more…
The name “Bishop’s Crown Pepper” springs from the atypical shape of the chili, which has a resemblance to a bishop’s cap or bell. For this reason, the plant is also … Read more…
The name “banana” assigned to a pepper evokes curiosity, especially to those who aren’t familiar with this chili pepper. They are named ‘banana peppers’ because they resemble actual bananas. Their yellowish color … Read more…
From the historical era, South America, especially Peru, and Bolivia, is well known for the numerous varieties of chili peppers they have, also the several pepper-based cuisines. Today, the largest … Read more…
Aji Limo is one of the most flavorful of the Andean peppers which has been popular from pre-Columbian times. Among the many varieties of Aji chiles, Aji Amarillo, Aji Panca, Aji … Read more…