Chili pepper

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Chili is the dried ripe fruit of the genus Capsicum. Capsicum annuum is an annual sub–shrub, the flowers of which are borne singly and fruits usually pendent, which provide red peppers, cayenne, paprika and chilies and sweet pepper (bell pepper) a mild form with large inflated fruits. Capsicum frutescence is a perennial chilly with small-sized pods which are highly pungent. It is commonly known as ‘bird chilly’ and ‘Tabasco’.

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Chilly is reported to be a native of South America and is widely distributed in all tropical and subtropical countries. Chilies are the hot fruits of a range of capsicum species that originally came from the warm northern regions of South America. In the past 500 years they have been traded across the warm areas of the globe, and today chilies are an integral ingredient in many different cuisines around the world.

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There are only four species of capsicum from which all of the modern chili cultivars have been developed. The deciding factor when choosing a cultivar to grow is the intensity of heat that is produced when they are used in cooking, and it is for this reason that a heat scale from 1 to 10 has been developed to illustrate this to consumers.

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At the low end of the scale Capsicum annum ‘Anaheim’ or ‘New Mexico’ has a rating of 1 and at the hot end of the scale with a rating of 10 from Cuba is Capsicum chinense ‘Habanero’ also known as Scotch Bonnet or Bahama Mama. Besides the hotness, chilies also impart a unique flavor to food.

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Chilies thrive in alkaline soils, with the exception of Capsicum chinense ‘Rocotillo’, which has a rating of 8 and likes acidic soil, but chilies are generally very adaptable to a variety of soil types. They are also ideal for growing in containers.