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"Goslowsky, George" wrote:

> Hello all,
>
>   I am in need of some advice.  Yesterday I went to Exotic Harvest Nursery
> for their selection of 'exotic' chiles.  The woman there said, and firmly
> believed, that chiles were not entirely native to the Americas.  That there
> was a strain of chile grew in China and migrated ("...are you suggesting
> that coconuts are migratory?") to India.  She was sure of this because that
> is what she learned while obtaining her degree in Botany, 20 years ago.  I
> had thought that that theory was proven wrong.  Am *I* wrong?  Wouldn't be
> the first time.
>
>   Well, well! I never fail to be astounded at the ignorance of some of the
> people who teach at colleges, both in this country, and the States.   ALL
> peppers, ALL tomatoes, ALL potatoes, and a host of other vegetables and
> fruits are native to this New World....including that scourge of mankind,
> tobacco. Peppers did not grow in China, but were introduced there, by the
> Portugese, likely from India, where they had established colonies, early on.
> The hot pepper indigenous to China is Zanthoxylum Piperitum, or Szechuan
> Peppercorn(use your own spelling for that province of China....I happen to
> prefer that one) This is historical fact, not hysterical rambling....BTW, I
> am back, enjoyed the time off, but look out for another recipe for Ham,
> Asparagus and Chiles over bowtie pasta, in a lemon(limon?) sauce! Cheers,
> Doug in BC

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