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Question: Hi, my name is Oisin, I'm an Irish chef who lives in Mexico. I was wondering if there is any …

• Question

  Hi, my name is Oisin, I'm an Irish chef who lives in Mexico. I was wondering if there is any literature that concludes 'Calabrian' chile peppers are in fact escabel, Mexican chili peppers? I find it astounding that they look so similar & fall on the same range in the scoville scale. Not to mention that Columbus' (the first person to bring chile peppers to Europe) voyage to the new world was sponsored by Ferdinand II, who became the ruler of Calabria 9 years later.

  Answer

  Dear OBARR, good morning. I wish I could assist you. This sounds like an interesting mystery in need of solving, but I don't know of any researcher doing this kind of work currently. I hope you find an answer to your question.