Stories & Origins
From the deep foodways of Latin America to the heirloom journey of the Fish Pepper in Baltimore, every pepper carries a story. Dig into their roots, celebrate their cultural homes, and uncover the human stories behind the spice.
A Brief History of Chiles in Poetry
Heirloom Fish Peppers Carry on the Story of African-American Cookery in Maryland
Okracast: The Resurrection of the Fish Pepper
Tragedy Broke My Grandmother’s Will to Cook—But Not Ours
The Chile Pepper in China: A Cultural Biography
The History of Chili Peppers in China: How the oversea plants travel in China
The science and history of chili peppers: an introduction for amateur chili heads
How Chillies Came to Rule Over Our Palates
Spice, Memory and MigrationL the History of Tunisia’s “Red Gold”
How a Korean-American Farmer Is Sharing Her Heritage Through Rare Seeds
A Guide to the Peppers of the World
Peppers: A Story of hot pursuits by Amal Naj
Chili Peppers: A Global History by Dave DeWitt
Hot Peppers: The Story of Cajuns and Capsicum revised by Richard Schweid
The Chile Chronicles: Tales of a New Mexico Harvest by Carmella Padilla
Meet Smokin’ Ed Currie: The South Carolina Pepper Farmer who Created the 2 Hottest
The Quest to Save Chili Peppers from Climate Change
The Scotch Bonnet’s Journey from the Orinoco River Valley to the Jerk Pit
What is Harissa, the Spicy, Peppery Condiment We’ll Never Quit?
America’s Oldest City Has a Pepper You Can Only Really Taste Here
Caribbean Barbecue Is Forged in Fire, Spice, Fruit, Acid, and Heat
I’ll Have the Red: Hot Sauce, Island by Island
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