Pepper Trivia Question

[JayT]

We all (at least I think we do) know that chiles that we call peppers and the common black pepper are not related, but does anyone know why we call chiles/chiliis peppers? I will give you a hint it goes back a LONG time in history. First person to get the correct answer gets to ask the next Pepper/Chile Trivia Question.

 

[sicman]

chili is short for chinese i believee. some dude named the peppers that ,what he didnt realize though was that the peppers were not from china im really not sure,lol

 

[The Hot Pepper]

Hamburgers don't have ham!

 

[sicman]

no they dont,haha. they do have beef though. wheres the beef,why is everything i write have some kind of line involved? am i the only one seeing this?

 

[JayT]

I see it, and it means that you must have clicked on the underscore button. Do you see the U above the reply area? Or maybe you accidentally did something with your keyboard/phone.

Oh, and chiles were chiles before they were first called peppers.

 

[The Hot Pepper]

JayT won!

 

[JayT]

No I didn't. I want to see if someone can tell me WHY they are called Peppers and who is responsible for that.

 

[catherinew]

Does it have somthing to do with it being a taboo food unless it was re-named?

 

[Shadowchilli]

Quote from wiki:
Christopher Columbus was one of the first Europeans to encounter them (in the Caribbean), and called them "peppers" because they, like black and white pepper of the Piper genus known in Europe, have a spicy hot taste unlike other foodstuffs.

 

[AlabamaJack]

What Shadowchili said...

 

[JayT]

Wiki doesn't count!!! WTF? Way to ruin Millertime. He didn't find the Black Pepper he was looking for, but found chiles instead and took them home hoping to pass them off as Pepper since they were spicy. I guess since I didn't specify, Shadowchilli gets to ask the next question.

 

[Shadowchilli]

Ok my bad, no more wiki....

When did peppers/chillies start getting spread around the world for personal growing and or consumption?

 

[JayT]

Was it the Mayans?

 

[The Hot Pepper]

Don't believe everything you read.

Peppercorn - This berry is named after the pepper (chili) since it contains a small amount of heat. When peppercorn is ground, it is often called pepper, causing some confusion.

 

[Shadowchilli]

I actually don’t know the answer, but I want to know lol.
Hence the question....

 

[Nova]

When did birds get invented? They were the first to have a monopoly of pepper seed distribution.

 

[JayT]

65 million years ago. Did chiles grow then?

Don't believe everything you read.

Peppercorn - This berry is named after the pepper (chili) since it contains a small amount of heat. When peppercorn is ground, it is often called pepper, causing some confusion.

I saw the thing about Christopher Columbus on the History Channel.

 

[Nova]

I imagine some primitive form of chili plant did. I win.

 

[15MinuteBurn]

I have a question since the thread seems a hair, de-railed .

 

[Shadowchilli]

I have a question since the thread seems a hair, de-railed .

and the question is....lol