Talk:Capsicum

Latest comment: 4 months ago by Arlo Barnes in topic storage in braids
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History question edit

Assuming capiscums are native to Americas, and Americas being 'discovered' by European colonists, wouldn't there be enough genetic data and written records to reconstruct the family tree since then? How long did it take Europeans to 'discover' they were more than an ornamental plants (e.g. it took almost to late 18th century, if not early 19th in case of tomatoes)? What were the ways in spreading it to the far east? Given the modern reevaluation of, at the time presumably crucial, European influence of the rise of nightshade family (tomatoes, peppers, potatoes) — from sustenance to the ornamental plants to the staple of almost every cuisine in the world — I think there is a great story to be dicovered and told here. TPetricevic (talk) 13:28, 6 April 2023 (UTC)Reply

storage in braids edit

Hi, I'm trying to figure out the categorical relationship of commons:category:ristras and commons:category:strings of capsicum; ristra has a southwestern United States focus but otherwise seems to be a generic name (and @Zlama: on talk:ristra agrees). Is this so? Arlo James Barnes 22:55, 25 December 2023 (UTC)Reply