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Chilies and China: Brian Dott on how a New World import defined regional cuisines in China

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What's the Tradition of the Chili Pepper?

The potato isn't indigenous to the emerald isle. Scholars think that probably a lot of the reason for that is at's a it's way far inland. Pickling, smoking and using spices like cicuan pepper, black pepper or star annis as preservatives all really help to impart strong flavoring. But once the chili arrives, it becomes the predominant a spice fruit for accomplishing that medicinal or health.

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