All spices
306 spices so far, best known first. 88 more are on the list to be written.
🇵🇪 Peru and 1 moreCapsicum cardenasiiulupica
A wild Andean chilli with white and purple flowers, known as ulupica.Chilli · Hot and fiery
🇲🇽 Mexico and 5 moreCapsicum frutescens
A small, wild chili species with erect berries, native to the Americas and widely grown in tropical regions.Chilli · Hot and fiery
🇮🇳 IndiaNaga Mircha
A wrinkled red chilli from Nagaland with extreme heat and a fruity aroma.Chilli · 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
🇸🇷 SurinameMadame Jeanette
A fruity, very hot chili cultivar from Suriname with a reddish-yellow skin.Chilli · Hot and fiery · Sweet and mellow
🇦🇷 Argentina and 3 moreCapsicum chacoense
A wild South American chilli known for its intense heat and compact shrub form.Chilli · Hot and fiery
🇧🇷 BrazilCapsicum recurvatum
A wild nightshade chili that thrives in the humid forests of Brazil.Chilli · Hot and fiery
🇮🇳 IndiaKashmiri red chilliकश्मीरी लाल मिर्च
A mild Capsicum annuum cultivar prized for its deep red colour and low heat.Chilli · Earthy and deep
🇲🇽 MexicoTabasco pepper
A hot chili cultivar from Mexico, prized for its bright red fruit and role in famous sauces.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
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Tabasco pepper: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Jalapeño: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Kashmiri red chilli: Miansari66, Public domain, 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
- Madame Jeanette: Takeaway, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Capsicum chacoense: Zinnmann, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Capsicum cardenasii: Caeschfloh, CC0, source