Author Description

For both timid triers and fiery fanatics, David Floyd's newly updated The Hot Book of Chilies provides you with everything you need and want to know about this eye-watering ingredient. Containing dozens of recipes and a gallery of 97 varieties of peppers, from mild jalapenos and pasillas to hazardous habaneros and pequins, with useful information on their degree of hotness, health benefits, biology, and history, this is the ultimate resource on all things chili peppers. Learn the best ways to grow them, how to relieve chili burn, and make your own salsas, curry powders, hot sauces, jams, and chutneys to incorporate your favorite chili peppers of any spice range into your everyday meals!