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Peppers orginate from Central America where most of the main varieties were developed by local Indians. Once peppers were discovered by the Spaniards and Portuguese they were rapidly introduced worldwide and eagerly incorporated into local cuisines.
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Scientific Name Common Name Abelmoschus esculentus 'Burgundy' Burgundy Okra Abutilon 'Christina' Christina Flowering Maple Abutilon grandifolium Flowering maple Abutilon 'La Vie En Rose' La Vie En Rose Flowering Maple Abutilon 'Moonchimes' Moonchimes Flowering Maple Abutilon 'Satin Pink
I love hot, but I don't have anything to prove. This year, we'll grow some tabascos, habeneros, and lots of bananna peppers. These last are pretty mild and are great sliced and sauteed with onions to garnish any sort of meat.
Capsicum Seed Production Introduction: Capsicum species are members of the Solanaceae family. There are four species associated with this genus: C. annum (sweet and chili peppers), C. baccatum (kellu- uchu), C. frutescens (tabasco and squash peppers) and C. pubescens (Manzano).
Next time youre shaking Tabasco sauce on your eggs or dried chili pepper flakes on your pizza, you might pause to thank the indigenous Latin American cultures of more than 6,100 years ago that made it possible.
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Peppers are high in vitamin C and range from sweet bells (left, top) to pungent jalapeno chiles (left, bottom above). The spiciness is due to the chemical capsaicin. The hottest chiles are habaneros (right, bottom above) and related scotch bonnets from the Caribbean basin.