March 2008

Features

Hot Times (right click and select Save As...)
It’s a mad, mad hot sauce world—for our annual Hot Sauce issue, we bring you great moments in hot sauce, plus bottles we love

Sun, Spice and Sossegado
Discover India’s smallest state, where there’s no shortage of big flavor or dinner invites

At the Stove, Hot Sauce in Hand (right click and select Save As...)
Hot sauce isn’t just for dabbing on—it’s also a fantastic secret ingredient in wonderful home-cooked dishes

Cold Hands, Warm Food
Stockholm is Europe’s newest hot spot. So don’t be surprised when your pickled herring comes with curry

The Lost Pepper of Cambodia
How one superlative peppercorn was lost and then found, and how you can use it in your kitchen

Hitting the Salsa Trail
Follow the jalapeño and eat your way through Arizona’s backroads and byways

Olympic Fire
Beijing is getting fired up for the Olympic Games, but its cuisine has always been bright. Find out where to eat in China’s most vibrant city

Departments

Editor's Letter

Letters

Hot Flashes
Great hot shops around the country; Nando’s fights malaria; and a chili cookoff in the Philippines

Hot off the Press
Three new books dive into Southern cookery and come up with plenty of stories, recipes and places to go

Hot Commodity
Making your own hot sauce? Check out our guide to DIY sauces, from grinding chiles to puréeing tomatoes and bottling your creations

Salsa Scoop (right click and select Save As...)
Habanero salsas top the charts in heat and flavor. Try our fave jarred versions, and check out one to make at home

High Spirits
Shots finally get some respect

‘Cue and A
BBQ Sauces get all fired up. Our ’cue guru breaks it down for you

Zest Express
One-pot meals are speedy and delicious and best of all, you get a break from the dishes

Chile Lite
Our resident expert tells you how to find meat, poultry and seafood you can feel good about eating

Wine Words
Step away from the white Zinfandel. Sweet wines can be sophisticated and are perfect paired with spicy dishes

International Chili Society
The World Champion of verde tells all, plus upcoming cookoffs

Pepper Patch (right click and select Save As...)
Bhut jolokia can be a harsh mistress. Dr. Paul tells us how to make her happy

Details

Ingredients

Just Desserts
Brownies get the wasabi treatment

Recipe Index

Global Chile