[CH] Origin of Chile
Louis Cohen (louiscohen@home.com)
Thu, 1 Mar 2001 05:34:31 -0800
It's entirely possible. I suspect that the chile had reached the Caribbean
by the time Columbus got there - certainly it had reached Mexico when Cortés
got there.
I guess it would be possible to trace the chile back with DNA sequencing,
and possibly other biological methods.
Regards from sunny San Leandro
Louis Cohen
N37° 43' 7" W122° 8' 42"
http://members.home.net/louiscohen
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Farr" <rbfarr@erols.com>
To: "Doug Irvine" <dougandmarie@home.com>
Cc: "Louis Cohen" <louiscohen@home.com>; <pdelaharpe@bigpond.com>; "Chile
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Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2001 4:29 AM
Subject: Re: [CH] Piri-Piri Sauce
> According to Amal Naj, in his fine book, Pepper, the granddaddy of all
> peppers came from Bolivia.
>
> Pick up the book - a fascinating read!
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