The Complete Capsicum Cookbook
When explorer Christopher Columbus sailed
back to Spain he took with him the seeds of the bell pepper
(capsicum) plant from the West Indies. He could never have
imagined that those tiny seeds would produce one of the most
versatile vegetables used in cooking today.
The word ‘capsicum’ is used
to encompass the entire family of peppers and chillies. Most
of the recipes in this book will incorporate the sweeter style
of bell pepper.
Historians believe bell peppers have been
a staple food of mankind since 7500 BC. The bell pepper was
the first of the sweet peppers to be mentioned in history
in the late 17th century. Bell peppers are used more and more
throughout the world in all kinds of dishes as an essential
ingredient.
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