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A Few Facts About Hot Peppers
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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.
Christopher Columbus was one of the first Europeans to encounter them (in the Caribbean), and called them "peppers" because of their similarity in taste (though not in appearance) with the Old World Black peppers of the Piper genus.
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Sookie wrote...
Hey... Hot stuff! nice job,, very fine!
I just love raw *HOT* Chocolate...
we're talk'n organic cacao... that's raw Chocolate with red hot pepper..
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best,
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Posted June 20, 2009
JaguarJulie wrote...
Ah, from one hot pepper to another hot pepper -- I'll take it spicy! ;)
Posted May 19, 2009
Pengwen wrote...
Nice lens about peppers which are hot list in my house. Good job!
Posted May 09, 2009
ErleFreeman wrote...
Hey Kim!
I love this lens.....sooo Hot!
Great mouth watering content.
Erle
Posted April 30, 2009
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Very cool! or HOT! Rolled back at ya and to "Southwestern Design".
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