One of the things that made me get deeper into “chilli cuisine” is that there is something special to it….
1770-1776, Vindobonae : Typis Leopoldi Joannis Kaliwoda It is this work that first described Capsicum chinense/sinense under – and thus…
1887: Gera-Untermhaus This work only contains one depiction of “paprika”, but it is too beautiful not to show:
1832, Arnz & Comp: Düsseldorpii The Lower Saxon State and University Library Göttingen owns a copy of this text and…
The story of confusion about the correct botanical classification of Capsicum mirrors the history of botany itself. So, it can…
[My apologies for just how much this post needs updating…]
Botanically, the classification of plants follows the format of genus, species, and – if relevant – variety/subspecies.
One of the interesting properties of chiltepin: as a distinct (sub)variety and pod type, it should – or at least,…
Heirloom vegetables, those traditional varieties that are the subject of quite some lore and more than a few feelings of…