Where is the origin of chili peppers?

Pepper, also known as pepper, pepper, is an annual herb with ovate-lanceolate leaves and white flowers. The origin of pepper is located in tropical South America. It is widely cultivated after being introduced into our country. The fruit is cyan and turns red after ripening. It is generally spicy, mainly for food, and can also be used as medicine. Let's take a look at the relevant information about the origin of pepper.

Where is the origin of chili peppers?

Chili is native to tropical central Latin America and the country of origin is Mexico. At the end of the 15th century, after Columbus discovered America, he brought chili back to Europe, which spread to other parts of the world and was introduced into China in the Ming Dynasty. The Flower Mirror written by Chen Yazi in the Qing Dynasty has a record of pepper. Nowadays, it is widely cultivated in all parts of China and has become a popular vegetable. Pepper is the placenta of axle. Pepper is an annual or perennial herb with ovate-lanceolate leaves and white flowers. Most of the fruit is like the tip of the brush, but also lantern-shaped, heart-shaped and so on. The fruit turns green when it is not ripe and turns red or yellow when it is ripe. It is generally spicy, used for food and medicine.

The main producing countries of pepper in the world are India, China, Mexico, Brazil and Spain. The producing areas of pepper in China are mainly distributed in Henan, Gansu, Inner Mongolia, Shandong, Hebei, Yunnan and other places.

1. Henan mainly grows Chaotian pepper.

2. * * mainly grow chili peppers, including Yidu Red, Wangdu Red, Line Pepper, Golden Pagoda, Rose Red, and * * mainly Yidu Red (commonly known as Ban Pepper), Jinta and Line Pepper.

3. Rose red in pepper is mainly planted in Gansu.

4. Jinta Red and Yidu Red are mainly planted in Inner Mongolia.

5. Shandong mainly grows Yidu Red and Wangdu Red, which are big chili peppers.

6. Hebei mainly grows Chaotian pepper.

7. Yunnan mainly grows Chaotian pepper, while Shanxi, Sichuan and Guizhou also grow Chaotian pepper.

8. Hunan is the first to eat chili, but it is relatively less to grow chili, and there is no concentrated producing area except Baoqing.

Four major pepper producing areas in Chinese history

In the history of Chinese pepper, there are four major producing areas commonly known as "Yi Ze Sandu". "Yize" is called Jize County, Hebei Province, and "Sandu" is called Chengdu of Sichuan Province, Yidu of Shandong Province (now renamed Qingzhou), and Wangdu of Hebei Province.

Among them, Chengdu pepper is mainly high-spicy Chaotian pepper, Yidu pepper is mainly low-spicy Yidu red, Jize pepper is a medium-spicy "sheep horn pepper", chicken pepper color is bright red, smooth, slender, with hooks on the tip, similar to sheep horn pepper, hence the name "sheep horn pepper". With thin skin, thick meat, more oil, seed aroma, moderate spiciness and other characteristics, it was cited as a "tribute" in the Ming and Qing dynasties.