The fruit of Capsicum species, native to the Americas and the source of the capsaicin that gives Mexican, Sichuan, Indian and Southeast Asian cuisine much of their characteristic heat. Unknown outside the Americas before European contact, it spread with extraordinary speed after the Columbian Exchange and was fully naturalized into cuisines across Asia and Africa within a few centuries, to the point that several of those cuisines are now unimaginable without it.
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Earliest Documented Use, From (Year) Origin Region Connections
Expresses Tradition
Source On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the KitchenHarold McGee
Source Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Source The Oxford Companion to FoodAlan Davidson
Source The Oxford Companion to FoodAlan Davidson
Source Larousse Gastronomique
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Source The Oxford Companion to FoodAlan Davidson
Source Wikipedia: Umngqusho
Source A Taste of Vietnam, from Hearty Sour Broths to Fragrantly Spiced Street Food (National Geographic)Thuy Diem Pham
Source Larousse Gastronomique
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1. The Oxford Companion to Food
Alan Davidson, Oxford University Press, 2014- entry: Chilli peppers
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Wikidata: Chili Pepper
Wikidata Q165199, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen
Harold McGee, Scribner, 2004Expresses Tradition: Pickling, ch. on vegetables and fruit, pickling
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.Expresses Tradition: Spice Trade Traditions, s.v. Columbian ExchangeView the Source Larousse Gastronomique
Hamlyn, 2009- Used By: Indian Cuisine, entry: Chilli
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is a spicy stew of Mexican origin containing chili peppers (sometimes in the form of chili powder), meat (usually beef), tomatoes, and beans.
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Papayas and chili peppers were introduced to Southeast Asia by the Spanish and Portuguese explorers in the 17th century from the Americas in the Columbian Exchange.
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Among the spices used, Kashmiri chilli pepper (martswangun) - chilies are grown locally in Kashmir.
Malay Cuisine (Wikipedia)
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The other foundation is belacan (prawn paste), which is used as a base for sambal, a rich sauce or condiment made from belacan, chilli peppers, onions and garlic.
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