SC - Interkingdom Anthropology??

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does this include the type of peppers found in Thai/asian cooking?  what about Indian
cooking?  or are what I am thinking of very new?  does this exclude paprika from new
world because a variety can be considered turkish and in period?  or am I thinking of
a different type of pepper?  reason I am asking is because I really like most peppers
(except for very hot=heartburn) and would love to try doing some period or
period-like dishes using the period peppers.  and trying some peppers I might not
have had before.

Philip & Susan Troy wrote:

> Shari Burnham wrote:
> >
> > does anyone have a list of the other capsicum peppers?  or if it is in Stefan's
> > files?  and which are period?
>
> As far as I know, differences are varietal between relatively few
> species. Basically there are sweet (i.e. Bell, and perhaps those long
> Italian frying peppers) and hot peppers, and a few, like paprikas, that
> could be classed somewhere in between. I recall reading somewhere that
> while there are dozens of different chili pepper varieties, they're all
> basically varieties of the same species. All are New World, and while
> they may have taken hold in different places at different times, there
> doesn't appear to have been any significant production or usage anywhere
> on the Eurasian landmass prior to the late 16th century.
>
> I don't think you'll find them in any French or English recipes until
> the 18th century or so.
>
> Adamantius
> --
> Phil & Susan Troy
>
> troy at asan.com
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