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Yeah. Try telling Thai that chillies are a foreign import.
Disbelief.
But point out why is pepper "prik thai" and chilli just "prik"? and they think abit about it, seeing the anomaly.

As an aside, there are some great old Thai recipes that use black pepper as the main spice (and no chilli, of course!).

Originally Posted by Maanaam

Yeah. Try telling Thai that chillies are a foreign import.

Yet, the original chilli introduction, supposedly by the Portuguese [??], appeared [in flavour, texture, and heat] nothing whatsoever similar to the contemporary Thai variety, taking on a perplexing similarity to the Southern Chinese varieties of chillies.

Think about it, if you care to - or if you're capable.

Originally Posted by DrB0b

Chillies come from South America, Jeff. There was no contemporary Thai, or Chinese, variety. Full stop. Think about it, if you're capable.

Mesoamerica [Mexico], Bob. Not South America.

...and if you look into such things, you'll find that not all varieties of chillies are NOT exclusively native to that micro-geography of the Western Hemisphere.

Quite the historic misnomer that most have taken on.
To be expected.