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    Question ID:   6331         Current Version: 1
Question: Where did Chiles originate?
Category: Food & Drink > Other
Keywords: hot pepper, chili, history, place, originate, chile
Type: where
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Originally, Chile was found only in the Americas where it has been domesticated for 7,000 years. The wild ancestral form probably originated in the area of Bolivia and Peru. When Columbus landed in the New World, while searching for a shorter route to the East Indies and its prized spices, he found a variety of small red Chile which was similar in pungency to the black pepper with which he was familiar. He called this variety "red pepper" and took it home to Europe.

Prehistorically, distribution of Capsicum extended from the southernmost border of the United States to the temperate area of South America. Spanish explorers in the late 1500s reported that the Pueblo Indians of New Mexico were growing a mild variant form of Chile. Chile is often considered an annual, however, in suitable climates it becomes a small perennial shrub that can live for a decade or more.

Since the introduction of Chile to Europe by Columbus, it has spread rapidly along the spice trade routes to Africa and Asia, where it has become a major crop. Today, a quarter of the population of the world eats hot Chile everyday.

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