Capsicum annum

Aside from the textural contrast, crushed chili pepperdiffers from powdered chili pepper in that the former includes dried seeds.

Also commonly called crushed red pepper, just a dash adds a lot of spice and heat to sausage, pizza, pasta sauce and other foods. And here’s an interesting tip: leftovers or dishes made a day in advance will have fierier flavor because more oleoresin capsicum, the active compound in peppers, will be released into the food.