[Sca-cooks] chili pepper in 1620 spanish painting?

[Sue Clemenger]

Well, actually it looks like garlic to me....
Oh, you mean the *other* thing in front of the bowl of fish! <g>
Yeah, it does look like a dried chili....
--maire

Doc asked:
> 
> Came across this while looking for something else.
> 
>     http://gallery.euroweb.hu/art/v/velazque/1620/05christ.jpg
> 
> Does the thing in front of the bowl of fish look like a dried chili 
> pepper to anyone else?