The chili pepper is a spice and medicinal remedy used since ancient times by the American peoples who were the first to undertake the domestication of 5 species belonging to the genus Capsicum (Solanaceae): Capsicum (Solanaceae): Capsicum annuum, C. baccatum, C. chinense, C. frutescens e C. pubescens. After the sixteenth century the chili pepper became similarly popular in other continents and today the five species number many reference pod-types and over 3,000 varieties. The book describes their uses in the different spheres of cuisine (aromatic, spicy and colourful), medicine (antioxidant and digestive for internal use, rubefacient and anti-rheumatic for external use) and ornamentation (cut branches, floral compositions, border plants, splashes of colour).
University of Florence, Italy
University of Florence, Italy
University of Florence, Italy
Book Title
Peperoncini
Editors
Marina Clauser, Andrea Grigioni, Mario Landi
Peer Reviewed
Publication Year
2010
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© 2010 Author(s)
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Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/978-88-8453-951-9
eISBN (pdf)
978-88-8453-951-9
eISBN (xml)
978-88-9273-706-8
Series Title
TITOLO FUORI COLLANA