Quote Originally Posted by DrB0b View Post
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.