The ancient pepper was introduced from India, and there was a similar record in the Biography of the Western Regions of the later Han Dynasty, which recorded the products such as Tianzhu pepper, ginger and black salt in detail.

American sinologists also introduced the spreading route of pepper in detail in their works. Pepper was first planted in Myanmar, first introduced to India from these areas, then introduced to Persia from India, and then transported to Asia and other places together with Persia in the Middle Ages. It can be seen that the reason why pepper is called Hu refers to India, more precisely, the fruit of pepper tree produced on the coast of Malabar, India.

Pepper was the pillar of Malabad's prosperity in ancient times. Pepper at that time was equivalent to oil now. Pepper was introduced into China not later than the Jin Dynasty, and the word pepper was recorded in the Natural History of zhanghua in the Western Jin Dynasty. Although there is no way to know exactly what the article is about, the word pepper first appeared in China's classical books.

In addition, in the book of a writer in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the medicinal function of pepper was also introduced in detail. It can be seen that pepper was not only introduced into China at that time, but also used for medical treatment and cooking.

Pepper was very expensive in ancient times, because India was the main producing area of pepper at that time. It was transported to Egypt, which was sold to Italians, and then transferred by Italians to Venice, which was then sold to dealers everywhere. With such complicated procedures, no wonder the price can't go up.

Ancient aristocrats in China liked Chili very much, which was a very decent gift. Although expensive, the nobles still like these things very much. In ancient times, the yield of pepper was very small. During the Northern Song Dynasty, only Guangzhou planted peppers, with an annual output of less than 100 kilograms.