H is for Hot Peppers

Chili pepper (also known as, or spelled, chilli pepper, chilli, chili, and chile) is the fruit of the plants from the genus Capsicum, members of the nightshade family, Solanaceae. Botany considers the plant a berry bush. Depending on flavor intensity and fleshiness, their culinary use varies from use as a vegetable (bell pepper) to use as a spice (cayenne pepper). It is the fruit that is harvested. Chili peppers have been a part of the human diet in the Americas since at least 7,500 BC. There is archaeological evidence at sites located in southwestern Ecuador that chili peppers were domesticated more than 6,000 years ago, and is one of the first cultivated crops in the Americas that is self-pollinating.

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B is for Beets ∗
C is for Cucumbers ∗
D is for Dates ∗
E is for Eggplant ∗
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G is for Grapes ∗
H is for Hot Peppers ∗
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