Chili’s big mouth bites

Look up chili in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Chili, a tarantula in the 3D chili’s big mouth bites It’s Tough to Be a Bug!

If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. For the dish often called simply “Chili”, see Chili con carne. For the band, see Red Hot Chili Peppers. Capsicum, which are members of the nightshade family Solanaceae, cultivated for their pungency.

Chili peppers spread to Asia through their introduction by Portuguese traders, who—aware of their trade value and resemblance to the spiciness of black pepper—promoted their commerce in the Asian spice trade routes. Capsicum frutescens includes malagueta, tabasco, piri piri, and Malawian Kambuzi. Capsicum chinense includes the hottest peppers such as the naga, habanero, Datil and Scotch bonnet. Capsicum pubescens includes the South American rocoto peppers. Capsicum baccatum includes the South American aji peppers.

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