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Thursday 20 September 2001 |
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When Columbus set sail across the Atlantic in 1492, he hoped to find a country filled with gold, pepper, cinnamon, and other exotic spices.
Any school child today can tell you that when he finally hit land he was still half a planet away from the specific Indo-Asian commodities he was looking for.
When Columbus finally figured out he was in the wrong place he was probably just a little bit disappointed. There would be no pepper, no cinnamon and no gold going back as cargo to the King and Queen of Spain.
The irony is that in the 'New World' he discovered a spice that was going to break the Asian spice trade and become one of the most popular of spices, condiments or ingredients in countries as far away as Thailand and China.
Andrew Dalby the author of 'Dangerous Tastes' tells Anna McNamee about the discovery of chillies.
Dangerous Tastes (British Museum Press; ISBN 074127205; £16.99)
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