Chile Trivia

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There are over 100 types of chiles in the world.The hottest known chile is the habeñero, grown mainly on the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico
The word chile comes from the Aztec word chiiliThe Spaniards likened the pungency of chiles to black pepper, and called them pimienta, or pepper in English.
The capsaicin (the "hot" component) is concentrated in the internal veins and seed pod of the chile, the seeds are hot only by association.Washing your hands with a mild bleach solution will help remove the burning from skin which has come into contact with chiles.
A soldier fighting in the Mexican War in the mid-1800's returned to his native Louisiana with some seeds from the Mexican state of Tabasco. These peppers are now used to make Tabasco Sauce.Chiles contain substantial amounts of vitamins A and C.

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