chili pepper

Example Sentences

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I add cinnamon and sometimes a little chili pepper.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2025

Adding heat with a spicy chili pepper can make your cranberry dish more complex while reducing sourness and astringency.

From Salon • Nov. 25, 2024

His homage consists of grilled pork bits and onions that are coated in a smoky chili pepper sauce and sealed in a pliant flour tortilla for a spicy and salty bite.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 28, 2024

We loved how its sweet acidity brightened a Persian seafood stew called galieh mahi, which often comes loaded with handfuls of cilantro, onion, fenugreek, turmeric, chili pepper and more.

From Washington Times • Jul. 21, 2023

She adds salt, lemon juice, thin slices of green chili pepper, wishing there were mustard oil to pour into the mix.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri