Plus, 4 places to taste the peppers' sweet heat in Florida. Dotdash Meredith Pepper aficionados, listen up. If you think you’ve tried them all, there’s one more pepper you need to add to your tasting ...

The perfect balance of hot and sweet, and similar to a habanero but fruitier, the datil pepper is the official plant of St. Johns County. And although the pepper's elusive origin into northern Florida ...

Long associated with St. Augustine, the datil pepper was brought to the region by indentured workers from Minorca in the late 18th century. Or was it? St. Augustine native Anna Hamilton will unravel ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Should you want to remain incognito as a tourist in the nation’s oldest city, there’s ...

Grown only in St. Augustine, the datil pepper is an essential part of the food landscape. CT’s Chris Murphy is on a national stage. Something he’s doing in his home state is a lot different. CT's ...

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. - It's summer in Florida, so that means it's hot and it's humid. What better way to cool down than with a Hyppo pop? Earlier this month, the Hyppo Gourmet Ice Pops-- better known ...

Should you want to remain incognito as a tourist in the nation’s oldest city, there’s a simple pronunciation worth mastering: “datil.” The datil is a pepper grown in and around St. Augustine, and ...