This book is a global history with chili pepper as the protagonist. Are you addicted to spicy food? For centuries, chili peppers have maintained their irreplaceable status in countless cuisines around the world. The Aztecs of Mesoamerica had grown and worshiped chili peppers for thousands of years before Spanish explorers brought them back to Europe. Later along trade routes, chili peppers were spread to almost every corner of the world. In this book, the author starts from multiple perspectives such as history, botany and cooking, and uses the global trade of peppers as a clue to emphasize the connection between the spread of peppers and cultural exchanges, highlighting the spiritual and cultural connotations behind peppers. . This book shows in concise and vivid language how a small chili pepper slowly entered the international stage, how it changed the eating habits around the world, and how it made generations of people "covet" it.
本书是一部以辣椒为主角的全球史。你是否无辣不欢，嗜辣成瘾？数世纪以来，纵观全球无数美食，辣椒一直保持着其不可替代的地位。在西班牙探险家将辣椒带回欧洲之前，中美洲的阿兹特克人已种植和崇拜辣椒数千年。后来沿着贸易路线，辣椒被传播到了世界上几乎每个角落。在本书中，作者从历史、植物学和烹饪学等多个视角出发，以辣椒的全球贸易为线索，强调了辣椒的传播与文化交流之间的联系，凸显了辣椒背后的精神和文化内涵。本书以精练生动的语言展示了一颗小小的辣椒如何慢慢进入国际大舞台，如何改变世界各地的饮食习惯，如何令一代代人“垂涎”不
本书是一部以辣椒为主角的全球史。你是否无辣不欢，嗜辣成瘾？数世纪以来，纵观全球无数美食，辣椒一直保持着其不可替代的地位。在西班牙探险家将辣椒带回欧洲之前，中美洲的阿兹特克人已种植和崇拜辣椒数千年。后来沿着贸易路线，辣椒被传播到了世界上几乎每个角落。在本书中，作者从历史、植物学和烹饪学等多个视角出发，以辣椒的全球贸易为线索，强调了辣椒的传播与文化交流之间的联系，凸显了辣椒背后的精神和文化内涵。本书以精练生动的语言展示了一颗小小的辣椒如何慢慢进入国际大舞台，如何改变世界各地的饮食习惯，如何令一代代人“垂涎”不
