Being a lover of both chile peppers and the cultures that use them, I found this article on the use of chiles in ancient Ecuadorian cuisine rather interesting:
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6367299.stm
The author implies that this discovery may mean that the diet of South America was far richer and more varied than previously thought. I'll leave it to the the pro's here for heated discourse. ;-)
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6367299.stm
The author implies that this discovery may mean that the diet of South America was far richer and more varied than previously thought. I'll leave it to the the pro's here for heated discourse. ;-)
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Re: 6,000 year old evidence of "New World" HEAT!!!
Sat, February 17, 2007 - 4:51 AMmany 'new' things are really old but lost or forgotten. many things in south america and asia were deemed 'worthless' for no other reason than the continent where they came from, but nothing could be further from the truth. some of the greatest things in the world have come from places outside north america and europe.
