The Chile Pepper Encyclopedia. Everything You'll Ever Need To Know About Hot Peppers, With More Than 100 Recipes (Dave DeWitt)

The Chile Pepper Encyclopedia has the answer to just about any question one could ask about chile peppers. The encyclopedia is researched and written by Dave DeWitt, the country's foremost expert on hot and spicy foods and longtime editor-in-chief of Chile Pepper magazine.

In addition to entries on chile species, culture, terminology, and agriculture, the encyclopedia also includes more than one hundred fiery recipes. Black and white drawings and photographs, charts, and graphs appear throughout, and an eight-page insert includes color photographs of dozens of varieties of chiles, invaluable for identification. The Chile Pepper Encyclopedia is an indispensable sourcebook for chile aficionados, gardeners, cooks, and anyone else who has a burning interest in fiery foods.