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red pepper

NOUN
cayenne pepper
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While the broth heated, I tossed frozen mushrooms, ginger and onions with oil, soy sauce and red pepper flakes, then roasted everything until the edges were almost charred.

From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026

Add salt and pepper grinders and red pepper flakes.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

If you’re particularly sensitive to heat, though, feel free to scale back the red pepper flakes and hot honey.

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026

Working from before dawn until midnight, farmers Nikoletta Pajsan Nagy and Laszlo Pajsan fought Europe's driest summer ever to save their red pepper harvest in Hungary.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

I study the shaker of red pepper flakes.

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden


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