Birthplace of the domesticated chili pepper identified in Mexico

Phys.Org ^ | 04-18-2014 | by Pat Bailey AND Journal reference: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

[bigheadfred]

Now here is a hot topic.

[Red Badger]

GGG Ping?......................

[Black Agnes]

Ping.

[drbuzzard]

Interesting article. It is amusing to note that extremely tenuous tie in they make to climate change. Of course that is because anything which talks AGW gets to open the federal spigot.

[dangus]

I'm guessing this refers only to Capsicum annuum, (bell, jalapeno, chilli and related peppers) and not to Piper nigrum (black and white pepper) and relatives or Pimenta (pimento, allspice, etc.) species. If so, I find it questionable that Capiscim annuum is so widespread.

[dangus]

On further research, I stand corrected. The chinese plant the hell out of these; I had supposed that Chinese use of chili peppers was a “Chinese-American” thing, like General Tso chicken.

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

:: Study co-author Gary P. Nabhan, an ethnobiologist and agroecologist ::

Why, oh why, for the love of gaia, did I get a degree in “chemistry”?

I could have specialized in agro-bio-theo-micro-nuclear-physical-chemistry! Woe is me.

[who knows what evil?]

The chili pepper? That narrows it down./ extreme sarcasm

[Black Agnes]

LOL. I ‘narrowed down’ my pepper plantings this year. I’ve only got ~45 varieties this go around.

I am growing one of the tepin varieties from native seeds though. And something called Zia Pueblo.

How many varieties at your house this year?

[ansel12]

Thailand, Ireland, and Italy, what the heck did those people eat before hot peppers, potatoes and tomatoes.

[who knows what evil?]

Roughly the same as you...I'd have to count them. I'm looking forward to kalia mirch (black pepper from India)...I already have a designated pepper mill for them...FRESH ground pepper. Gernika, orange and chocolate bhut jolokia, brown trinidad scorpion, and yellow trinidad scorpion moruga are among the new additions.

Yum.

[Black Agnes]

Is the black pepper from India a capsicum or a piper nigra?

[Black Agnes]

India grows a lot of peppers as well.

[El Cid]

Thailand, Ireland, and Italy, what the heck did those people eat before hot peppers, potatoes and tomatoes.

Dirt?
Life was tougher back in those days. People got an arm chopped off and they treated it as a mere flesh wound (or so I saw in a British Documentary about the Black Knight, and King Arthur, and some dangerous bunny rabbit...). Half the population would get wiped out by the Plague and it would be treated with a shoulder shrug.

[who knows what evil?]

Piper nigra.

[ansel12]

I’m just glad that spell check worked on potatoes and tomatoes.

[who knows what evil?]

Surprised to see the number of health benefits tied to this pepper...wife will be ‘thrilled’.

[TexasGator]

“I’m guessing this refers only to Capsicum annuum, (bell, jalapeno, chilli and related peppers)”

Since the title says “chili” I would guess that also ...

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

“The chinese plant the hell out of these; I had supposed that Chinese use of chili peppers was a “Chinese-American” thing,”

When I had Dish, I used to watch the Chinese channels a lot. There was a game show based upon which contestant could eat the hottest food. It was hilarious! One time the had “cookies” that were made of flour of ground chilies! That’s all that was in them! Contestants would shed articles of clothing in attempts to cool down.