it has a very neutral taste, and hence is fantastic in stir-fries and the ilk
very hot like peppers 10x
They are not equivalent. The taste is different. Just season to your taste.
One teaspoon of red pepper flakes is equal to 1/2 teaspoon of cayenne pepper. Since cayenne pepper is very hot, it should be used sparingly and to taste.
Yes and no, both will add heat to your dish but cayenne pepper has a very specific flavor, while chili powder or red pepper flakes generally lack any specific flavor other than HOT. So yes you can substitute another chili for cayenne pepper but don't expect the dish to have that same cayenne flavor, though you probably won't even notice it's absence.
I think this is an opinion question. I believe the answer depends Save on one feels about the taste of cayenne, aka red pepper. If one is sensitive to hot spicy food I would hesitate to use cayenne pepper. This goes for Jalepeno, Chipotle, Habanero and other super hot peppers, spices. Bottom line to me its a matter of personal taste, opinion.
Yes it does so use a little and taste and add as needed.
Cayenne pepper can be used to give any salad dish a touch of flavor. Cucumber salad and Spanish bean salad both include cayenne peppers in the dish. Cayenne pepper is not only used for it's distinct taste but for it's healing aspects as well.
Cayenne pepper is not an ideal substitute for cumin. Cumin is a non-spicy spice. Cayenne pepper is ground-up pepper flakes, which are spicy.
There are many recipes on the Internet for Cayenne Chocolate Cookies. The ingredients include cocoa and cayenne pepper.
just get empty capsules, buy cayenne pepper and fill them up and you have cayenne pills
Some foods without pepper taste like pepper because they have the natural content of the pepper.
The likely word is cayenne pepper, named for the capital of French Guiana.
no. pimiento is a mild to medium pepper that is often sliced into strips and pickled before use. Cayenne is a hot pepper.