Hot sauce was initially used as a painkiller by the ancient Aztecs, and it’s now known as a delicious condiment worldwide.

Did a Mississippi man grow the world's tallest pepper plant? After years of work, this cayenne might take title in Guinness ...

fermented-pepper flavor, and not too much vinegar. We're calling it: In the ongoing Cholula vs. Tabasco debate, we land firmly on the side of Cholula. It isn't made with cayenne peppers like a lot ...

That's when Frank traveled to New Iberia, Louisiana, where, with the help of pepper farmer Adam Estilette, they created a recipe for a hot sauce made with cayenne peppers rather than tabasco peppers.

For the marie-rose sauce, mix the mayonnaise, ketchup, cayenne pepper and lemon juice together in a large bowl. Season, to taste, with Tabasco, Worcestershire sauce and a splash of brandy.

"The original parent plants were a variety of long cayenne produced by myself for Mississippi Foundation for Renewable Energy and a himo togarashi pepper." He said he spends a lot of time working ...