In an intriguing play on the combination of chocolate and chiles, this rich mousse gets its faint tingle from Sichuan peppercorns.

Garlic, olives, and chile flakes lend a lot of zip to this quick side dish you’ll come back to all summer.

This quintessential Kerala vegetable curry marries many of the best ingredients of the region: coconut, curry leaves, green chiles, and a host of tropical vegetables. All the vegetables are cut into batons...

You can tell this recipe hails from a tropical environment because of the way the first bite of chiles causes a light sweat to break out on your brow.

Pungent cotija cheese, a garnish for Tortilla Soup with Chiles and Tomatoes, becomes the main event in this delectable sandwich.

Köfte are a street-food favorite in the Middle East. The warm, irresistible flavor of this version comes from a combination of allspice, cinnamon, clove, and Aleppo pepper.

Using adobo sauce in this lively egg dish adds a subtle smoky flavor without the hassle of roasting and cleaning fresh peppers. Plus, the recipe includes a nifty method for softening tortillas....

No Korean meal is complete without kimchi, a piquant condiment of fermented vegetables seasoned with ginger, garlic, chile, and all manner of fresh or preserved seafood.

Barbecue expert Steven Raichlen shares his recipe for a whole roasted pig with fragrant Balinese spices, including lemongrass, ginger, galangal, turmeric, and hot chiles.

No offense to salsa, but come on, who doesn’t love a gooey, cheesy bean dip, bubbling hot like lava from the broiler?