Biogastronomica III
De Capsicis, the Wild Chillies of Texas
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1558/ppc.27750Keywords:
United States, iconic ingredients, wild chillies, chiltepin, botony, horticulture, Hannah Glasse, Thomas Jefferson, origins, cayenne pepper, 18th century, West Indies, South America, specimens, settler-colonial encounter, food and medicineAbstract
This paper examines the history of the notion of cayenne pepper -- where it comes from geographically and what from what chilli variety is the powder produced?
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2022-12-01
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Biogastronomica III: De Capsicis, the Wild Chillies of Texas. (2022). Petits Propos Culinaires, 101-109. https://doi.org/10.1558/ppc.27750