Pepper was introduced to China in the late Ming Dynasty.

in p>1492, Columbus made a voyage to discover the new continent and harvested peppers. It was not until the late 16th century that pepper was introduced into China. Before that, the main source of spicy food in China was Zanthoxylum bungeanum, followed by cornus and Fuliuteng. After pepper was introduced into China, it first entered Hangzhou, Zhejiang and its surrounding areas, and then gradually spread to the whole country.

Pepper's hometown is America. Before the new air route was opened, the distribution of pepper was limited to the American continent. From Peru to Mexico, Indians domesticated different pepper varieties. From the 15th century to the 16th century, European navigators opened up new routes one after another and discovered the new continent of America. The opening of the new air route made the pepper on the American continent spread to other regions.

Introduction of Capsicum

Capsicum is an annual or limited perennial herb of Dicotyledonous, Solanaceae and Capsicum. Stems subglabrous or puberulent, branches slightly zigzag. Leaves alternate, the nodes at the top of branches are not elongated to form twins or clusters, oblong, ovate, ovate or ovate-lanceolate, entire, short acuminate or acute at the top, and narrow wedge at the base.

flowers are solitary and drooping; Calyx cup-shaped, inconspicuously 5-toothed; Corolla white, lobes ovate; Anthers are grayish purple. The fruit stalk is thick and drooping; The fruit has long fingers, the top of which is gradually pointed and often curved. It is green when it is immature, and turns red, orange or purplish red when it is ripe, which is spicy. Seeds flat kidney-shaped, pale yellow.

above content reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Pepper