#SpicyQuest is a global, multimedia project to explore the #history of how the #ChiliPepper spread around the world from #SouthAmeria to #India.
The #chili has created cultural identity, and has shaped a fascinating story about #humanity.
Learn more: https://t.co/BsD3FxMgSZ
Enjoyed this read by @Botanygeek on various types of #chillies that you can get sowing now in time for some spicy kicks in your summer menu!
There's a suggestion for everyone, even if you don't have a garden or don't enjoy spicy food😊🌶️ https://t.co/PTTQa6xjd7
What happens when you hand-pick and grow only the best seeds of one of the hottest peppers in the world? Meet the Dorset Naga. Read the profile. https://t.co/4l7vcBtSGH #spicyfood#spicy#food#foodie#hotpepper#hotpeppers
Interesting read to help uncover the story of the #Chilipepper!🔎🌶️ On the reason behind why many #chili societies prefer to cook outside, and why historically cultures like the #Aztecs could have used the smoke of burning #chilli to suffocate emissaries and to punish children.
Why do we call it #ChiliPepper, when pepper is technically unrelated to #chilli?🌶️
The confusion started when the Spanish arrived in the Caribbean & assumed the spice natives were using was a form of pepper.
Wrong, but history was written by the winners.
https://t.co/hgPxO7ABwN
Do you know your #hotpeppers? Discover the list that'll give you the #knowhow you need to enjoy the pepper scale. 130+ chilies profiled with heat ranges, median heat, flavor, and much more. Bookmark it! https://t.co/7e4tzymnP6 #cooking#food#foodie#spicyfood#hotpepper
Seeing that Cliff had picked his last harvest, I just had to treat myself to a couple of his 'Boxes of Pain'. Some lovely looking pods that are going to liven up a few meals.
What a fantastic selection.
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