All spices
306 spices so far, best known first. 88 more are on the list to be written.
🇵🇪 Peru and 5 moreChili pepperchīlli
The pungent berry of the Capsicum plant, used to add heat to dishes worldwide.Fruit · Hot and fiery · Earthy and deep
🇧🇷 Brazil and 5 moreMalagueta peppermalagueta
A small, fiery chili from Capsicum frutescens used across Portuguese-speaking regions.Chilli · Hot and fiery · Sharp and pungent
🇲🇽 Mexico and 1 moreChipotle
Smoke-dried ripe jalapeño peppers used in Mexican and Tex-Mex cookingChilli · Hot and fiery · Smoky
🇺🇸 United StatesHabanaga pepper
A hot New Mexican chilli born from an accidental habanero and ghost pepper crossChilli · Hot and fiery
🇳🇵 Nepal and 2 moreDalle Khursaniडल्ले खुर्सानी
A round, fiery chilli from the Himalayas, known for its intense heat and vitamin content.Chilli · Hot and fiery
🇲🇽 Mexico and 5 moreJalapeño
A medium-sized Capsicum annuum cultivar from Mexico known for its green pods and moderate heat.Chilli · Hot and fiery · Earthy and deep
🇮🇳 India and 2 moreGhost pepperbhut jolokia
A superhot chili from Northeast India with over one million Scoville units of heat.Chilli · Hot and fiery
🇺🇸 United StatesCarolina Reaper
A gnarled red cultivar of Capsicum chinense bred in South Carolina for extreme heat.Chilli · Hot and fiery · Sweet and mellow
🇵🇹 Portugal and 5 morePiri piri
A very hot African cultivar of Capsicum frutescens used for spicy sauces and marinadesChilli · Hot and fiery
🇲🇽 Mexico and 3 moreBird's eye chiliพริกขี้หนู
A small, intensely hot cultivar of Capsicum annuum native to Mexico and widely grown in Southeast Asia.Chilli · Hot and fiery
🇸🇾 Syria and 1 moreAleppo pepperفلفل حلبي
A moderately spicy, fruity flake from Syria and Turkey, named for the city of Aleppo.Chilli · Hot and fiery · Sweet and mellow
🇫🇷 France and 1 moreEspelette pepperpiment d'Espelette
A mild Basque chili with sweet, fruity notes and protected origin status.Chilli · Sweet and mellow · Hot and fiery
🇲🇽 Mexico and 1 morePoblano
A mild Mexican chili pepper that becomes the dried ancho when mature.Chilli · Sweet and mellow · Hot and fiery
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreRed Savina
A selectively bred cultivar of Capsicum chinense known for its intense heat and wrinkled red fruit.Chilli · Hot and fiery
🇨🇳 China and 2 moreCrushed red pepper
Dried and crushed chilli peppers, often with seeds, used as a spicy condiment.Chilli · Hot and fiery · Earthy and deep
🇮🇹 ItalyPeperoncino
A hot Italian chili pepper used in southern cuisine, dried and crushed for heat.Chilli · Hot and fiery · Sharp and pungent
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreFresno chile
A medium-sized Capsicum annuum cultivar with a conical shape and bright red skin.Chilli · Hot and fiery · Sweet and mellow
🇵🇭 PhilippinesSiling haba
A long, bright green chili from the Philippines, prized for moderate heat in sour and savory stews.Chilli · Hot and fiery · Sharp and pungent
🇨🇳 ChinaEr jing tiao二荆条
A fragrant Chinese chili cultivar prized for its deep hue and medium heatChilli · Hot and fiery · Sharp and pungent
🇲🇽 Mexico and 5 moreCapsicum annuum
A flowering plant producing berries of many colors and heat levels, from sweet bell peppers to fiery chilies.Fruit · Hot and fiery · Sweet and mellow
🇮🇳 IndiaGuntur Sannam
A long, thick-skinned red chilli from Andhra Pradesh known for its heat and colour.Chilli · Hot and fiery · Sharp and pungent
🇰🇷 South KoreaCheongyang chili pepper청양고추
A medium-sized Korean cultivar of Capsicum annuum with 10,000 Scoville heat units.Chilli · Hot and fiery
🇧🇷 BrazilCapsicum flexuosum
A tiny, mildly pungent wild chili native to southern Brazil.Chilli · Hot and fiery
🇵🇪 PeruAjí amarillo
A golden-orange Peruvian chili with fruity notes and moderate heatChilli · Hot and fiery · Sweet and mellow
🇧🇷 Brazil and 2 moreCapsicum parvifolium
A small-leaved wild chili shrub from northern South AmericaChilli · Hot and fiery
🇨🇳 ChinaHainan yellow lantern chili海南黃燈籠椒
A bright yellow Capsicum chinense cultivar from Hainan Island known for its intense heat and high yield.Chilli · Hot and fiery
🇲🇽 MexicoSerrano pepper
A hot Mexican chili from mountain regions, used fresh in salsas and sauces.Chilli · Hot and fiery · Sharp and pungent
🇨🇳 ChinaXiao Mi La Pepper小米辣
A wild Capsicum frutescens cultivar from southern China, prized for intense heat in spicy regional dishes.Chilli · Hot and fiery · Sharp and pungent
🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreBig Jim pepper
A large, mild New Mexico chile cultivar developed in the United States for green roasting.Chilli · Sweet and mellow · Hot and fiery
🇫🇷 FranceRomenay pepperpiment de Romenay
A compact, mild French chili cultivated in the historical province of Bresse.Chilli · Hot and fiery
🇭🇺 HungaryCherry peppercseresznyepaprika
A small Capsicum annuum cultivar from Hungary, used for paprika and preserves.Chilli · Hot and fiery · Sweet and mellow
🇺🇸 United StatesFish pepper
A variegated heirloom chili from the Chesapeake Bay, prized for its color-changing fruit and crab dishes.Chilli · Hot and fiery
🇵🇭 PhilippinesSiling labuyo
The tiny, erect-fruited wild chili of the Philippines, known for intense heat.Chilli · Hot and fiery · Sharp and pungent
🇮🇳 IndiaByadagi chilliಬ್ಯಾಡಗಿ ಮೆಣಸಿನಕಾಯಿ
A deep red, mild cultivar from Karnataka prized for its colour and oleoresin.Chilli · Hot and fiery · Sweet and mellow
🇮🇳 India and 4 moreMizo chilliHmarchte
A pungent Capsicum frutescens cultivar from Mizoram, India, holding a Geographical Indication tag.Chilli · Hot and fiery
🇮🇳 IndiaSirarakhong Hathei chilli
A long, bitter chilli from Manipur, India, protected by a geographical indication tag.Chilli · Hot and fiery · Bitter
🇮🇳 IndiaBanaras Lal Bharwamirchबनारसी लाल भरवा मिर्च
A thick-skinned chilli from Uttar Pradesh, prized for making traditional stuffed pickles.Chilli · Hot and fiery · Bitter
🇮🇳 IndiaNandurbar Mirchiनंदुरबार मिर्च
A GI-tagged chilli cultivar from the Nandurbar district of Maharashtra, India.Chilli · Hot and fiery
🇮🇳 IndiaNaga Mircha
A wrinkled red chilli from Nagaland with extreme heat and a fruity aroma.Chilli · Hot and fiery
🇮🇳 IndiaRamanathapuram Mundu chilli
A round, mild red chilli from Tamil Nadu with a GI tag.Chilli · Hot and fiery · Earthy and deep
🇮🇳 IndiaEdayur chilliഎടയൂർ മുളക്
A local Kerala cultivar with a GI tag, used for sun-dried curd chillies.Chilli · Hot and fiery
🇯🇲 JamaicaPimiento
A sweet, heart-shaped red chili pepper used for stuffing olives and making cheese spreads.Chilli · Sweet and mellow · Hot and fiery
🇮🇳 India and 5 moreNaga Morichꠘꠣꠉꠣ ꠝꠞꠤꠌ
A superhot chili cultivar from Northeast India and Bangladesh, known for its blistering heat and ribbed skin.Chilli · Hot and fiery
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreDatil pepper
A very hot, sweet-sour cultivar of Capsicum chinense grown mainly in FloridaChilli · Hot and fiery · Sweet and mellow
🇲🇽 MexicoChile de árbol
A small, fiery Mexican chili pepper known for its grassy heat and bright red dried pods.Chilli · Hot and fiery · Smoky
🇵🇰 Pakistan and 2 moreDundicut
A small, round, dark red chili cultivar from South Asia with moderate heat.Chilli · Hot and fiery · Sharp and pungent
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreTrinidad Scorpion Butch T
A hybrid Capsicum chinense pepper that held the Guinness World Record for heat in 2011.Chilli · Hot and fiery
🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago and 2 moreTrinidad Moruga Scorpion
A superhot Capsicum chinense cultivar from Trinidad known for its intense, lingering heat and sweet fruit notes.Chilli · Hot and fiery · Sweet and mellow
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Chili pepper: Takeaway, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Siling labuyo: Obsidian Soul, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Peperoncino: Ramac, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Jalapeño: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Piri piri: Bovineone at English Wikipedia, Public domain, source
- Ghost pepper: Gannon anjo at English Wikipedia, Public domain, source
- Fresno chile: Nadiatalent, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Cherry pepper: James Lee, CC BY 2.0, source
- Big Jim pepper: User:Carstor, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Byadagi chilli: Msclrfl22, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Banaras Lal Bharwamirch: Dinesh Chaubey, CC0, source
- Capsicum annuum: Franz Eugen Köhler, Köhler's Medizinal-Pflanzen, Public domain, source
- Capsicum flexuosum: Horticulturalist RJ, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Hainan yellow lantern chili: Anna Frodesiak, CC0, source
- Serrano pepper: Cindy, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Malagueta pepper: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil, CC BY 2.0, source
- Dalle Khursani: Gaurav Dhwaj Khadka, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Chipotle: User:Carstor, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Aleppo pepper: Badagnani, CC BY 3.0, source
- Espelette pepper: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Poblano: stef yau, CC BY 2.0, source
- Bird's eye chili: Daniel Risacher, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Red Savina: User Avriette on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Carolina Reaper: Dale Thurber, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Siling haba: Bagoto, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Er jing tiao: Borshingwoods, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Edayur chilli: Sanalkumar Nv, CC0, source
- Pimiento: Challiyan, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Naga Morich: Balaram Mahalder, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Datil pepper: Paullassiter, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Chile de árbol: Cliff Hutson, CC BY 2.0, source
- Dundicut: Rep07, CC0, source
- Trinidad Scorpion Butch T: Kouya, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Trinidad Moruga Scorpion: Hankwang, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Crushed red pepper: Takeaway, CC BY-SA 4.0, source