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Like all chili peppers worldwide, these varieties originated in Central and South America. Archaeological findings show that indigenous peoples in regions of present-day Mexico and Brazil were already using and cultivating wild varieties of this plant thousands of years ago. It wasn’t until the 15th and 16th centuries that Spanish and Portuguese sailors brought the hot peppers to Europe, Africa, and Asia, where they quickly became a staple of local cuisines. – 1990

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