All About the Jalapeno Pepper

Below is some interesting Jalapeño Pepper information. Jalapeno peppers are one of the most popular chili peppers in the world, loved for their supreme flavor and imbued with a level of heat that is not too scorching, but playfully hot so most people can enjoy them.

Learn more about the jalapeno pepper below.

We've got plenty of information to help you learn all about the jalapeno pepper.

• What is a Jalapeno Pepper?
• How the Chile Pepper Got Its Name
• America’s Favorite Chile Pepper
• What makes Peppers Hot?
• Trying to Beat the Heat
• How Do You Measure Jalapeno Heat?
• Taking Advantage of that Chili Pepper Heat
• Jalapeno Pepper Nutritional Information
• A List of Peppers from Mildest to Hottest
• The Pepper We All Know and Love
• Hot Peppers and Nobel Prizes - An Interesting Combination
• How to Roast Dried Peppers
• How to Roast Fresh Jalapeno Peppers
• The Roots of the Chili Peppers
• The Health Benefits of Jalapeno Peppers and other Chili Peppers
• Anatomy of a Jalapeno Pepper
• Learn More about Jalapeno Peppers

Got a huge harvest of fresh chilis this year? Here are some great resources on preservations methods:

• Drying
• How to Preserve Peppers
• Freezing Peppers
• Help! It Burns!