A farmer plucks "ghost chilli" or "bhut jolokia" peppers at a field in Nagaon district, India's northeastern state of Assam, June 13, 2021. (Str/Xinhua via Getty Images)

Bhut Jolokia farmer 

Cauliflower Bezule (Rasika, Washington, D.C.)

Cauliflower Bezule (Rasika)

Bhapa ilish at London’s Chourangi restaurant. 

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(Ken Faught/Toronto Star via Getty Images)

Thanksgiving tandoori chicken 

An Indian youth prepares Nestle Maggi instant noodles at his makeshift roadside food stall on the outskirts of New Delhi on June 3, 2015. (Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images)

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Gurda kapoora at Dhamaka (The Juggernaut)

goat trotters

Bhakra

Sri Lankans buy food items at a market in Colombo, May 2022.  (Getty) 

Sri Lanka food 

Pooris, chole masala, and pickles served up in Amritsar (NARINDER NANU/AFP via Getty Images)

punjabi vegetarian meal

choshir payesh / choshi pitha (courtesy of Sukanya Ghosh (saffronstreaks.com))

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From the rise of Bhut jolokia, or the ghost pepper, to why Best Of lists often snub South Asian restaurants, these were the stories our readers and editorial team couldn't get enough of.

Our Top 10 Food Stories: 2022

From the rise of Bhut jolokia, or the ghost pepper, to why Best Of lists often snub South Asian restaurants, these were the stories our readers and editorial team couldn't get enough of.