Amazon on the plate

Smelling chili
peppers
Origin
The peppers belong to the Americas.
Already the natives used them - they
did not know the salt but appreciated
spicy food. Only in the <strong>Amazon</strong> exists at
least a minimum of 15 or more types of
very different types of small chili
peppers. With the discoveries, the
peppers have spread all over the world.
In the <strong>Amazon</strong>, the most popular chili
pepper are the small ones, rounded
and brightly colored peppers – called
“pimenta de cheiro”, smell peppers,
capsicum annuum / frutescens, famous
for being not to hot and exhaling, when
bruised, a very spicy scent. Natives use
them in considerable quantities.
Aroma
At the same time perfumed and tasty,
but not very pungent.
Use
Fresh, squeezed with a fork, permeates
all the dish with its spicy aroma and
peppery perfume. Further, improve the
mood in tropical climates and adds a
good dose of vitamin C to the plate.
Sold at any street markets, you can find
all kind of chili peppers preserved in
“tucupi”, oil, vinegar or cachaça.
Classic
Chili peppers never can be lacking on
an <strong>Amazon</strong>ian table.
Exotic
Gourmet chocolate with a little pinch
of chili peppers.
Unmissable
Fresh and squeezed to perfume the
local dish.
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