[Sca-cooks] Fw: Discussion of usage of capsicum peppers in Asia in our period.

[Phlip]

Paul's response to my comments and Gene's posting follow.

Ene bichizh ogsen baina shuu...

> My feeling is late 16th century earliest, via the Philippines. Alas, we
lack
> the detailed source material that would allow us to determine more
> correctly. The Chinese love to combine plants under a single name, making
> use of the Bencao literature difficult at best. Paul

Saint Phlip,
CoD

"When in doubt, heat it up and hit it with a hammer."
 Blacksmith's credo.

 If it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it is probably not a
cat.

Never a horse that cain't be rode,
And never a rider who cain't be throwed....



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