We often see black pepper, white pepper and green pepper on the dining table because of their different mature forms.

India began to produce pepper more than 3500 years ago. Then spread to Africa, Egypt, Arabia and other countries.

Pepper was also an expensive luxury in China during the Tang and Song Dynasties. Since the15th century, Portugal has opened a global maritime trade chain. Columbus, whom we are all familiar with, pushed this chain to the top.

2. Pepper is not a native crop in China, but was introduced from the United States in Ming Dynasty.

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When Bubu first sailed to the New World of America, he discovered pepper and brought it back with corn, sweet potatoes, tomatoes and other American crops.

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There is also a kind of red pepper, which is better than pepper and has a large yield. The annual output in Hispaniola (Haiti) can be filled with 50 ships. Whatever they eat, they should put it away, or they can't eat it. It is said that it is also good for your health.

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Pepper was introduced to Britain in 1458.

, followed by

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Europe

. With the opening of the new air route, the Spanish and Portuguese brought chili peppers.

India

. /kloc-At the end of 0/6th century, peppers began to be introduced into Peru.

Mexico

introduce

China

,/kloc-arrived in the 0/7th century.

Southeast Asia

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When pepper was first introduced into China, it was only considered as a kind of pepper.

ornamental plant

. The records about peppers in China's ancient books can be traced back to the earliest.

Late Ming dynasty

, health care scientist

Gao Lian

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Eight records of respecting the sound

He wrote in the letter

There are many peppers, and they are gray, and the fruit is like a bald pen. Hot and red, very impressive.

. It can be seen that pepper was still used as a horticultural crop in the Ming Dynasty for viewing.

Ornamental value of pepper

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Ching Dynasty

People found out

Edible value of pepper

As well as its rich nutritional value, chili peppers quickly merged into China's food culture family.

Kangxi of Qing dynasty

A certain period of time

Chen Hao

Gardening classics

sight

Mention: "Chili, a kind of southern Schisandra, commonly known as spicy eggplant." This book is one or two feet high, with clusters of white flowers. The seeds in autumn are deep, just like a bare pen, hanging upside down, first green and then red, and hanging considerably. Its taste is the most spicy, and people use it more. It is finely ground and replaced with pepper in winter. Take the seeds and wait for the spring rain. "In this period, people have begun to grind peppers into very fine pieces.

Powder is used as seasoning.