Eat Hot Peppers and Live Longer...

[Noreaster]

...a recent BMJ study conducted in China with several hundred thousand people suggests that this may be the case !

QUESTION: They consumed "chile peppers". Are ALL hot peppers referred
to as CHILE ???

In other words, do ALL hot peppers contain CAPSAICIN (which apparently
reduces heart attacks, etc ) ??????????

[heirloomtomaguy]

Yes capsaicin is what causes the burn in hot peppers. Looks like i am going to live to be a 120 because i love me some chile peppers.

[RayR]

Yes, "Chile peppers" generally referrers to all hot peppers.
Even sweet peppers contain capsaicin, but the amount is too low for you to detect any burn.

[Salsacharley]

Do you by chance have a reference to this study? I'd like to have it for ammo!

Originally Posted by Noreaster

...a recent BMJ study conducted in China with several hundred thousand people suggests that this may be the case !

QUESTION: They consumed "chile peppers". Are ALL hot peppers referred
to as CHILE ???

In other words, do ALL hot peppers contain CAPSAICIN (which apparently
reduces heart attacks, etc ) ??????????

[Noreaster]

Thanks all.

Here's a summary reference from British Medical Journal:

http://www.bmj.com/content/351/bmj.h4141

[GardeningCook]

Since I'm a long-time spicy-food lover, I LOVED reading the news/study about spicy foods being healthy yesterday!! (Although I've known it all along - lol!!)

[AlittleSalt]

I've heard others saying that people who eat hot peppers do not get sick as often as those who don't. I've heard that all my life.

[Worth1]

Originally Posted by Noreaster

...a recent BMJ study conducted in China with several hundred thousand people suggests that this may be the case !

QUESTION: They consumed "chile peppers". Are ALL hot peppers referred
to as CHILE ???

In other words, do ALL hot peppers contain CAPSAICIN (which apparently
reduces heart attacks, etc ) ??????????

You are going to kill me.
Chile is a country Chili is the fruit of a plant.
But in Mexico it is spelled chile.
But people have spelled it so many ways it isn't even worth arguing about.
Chili, Chilli, Chile, Chiles.
Then there is the food called chili which if weren't shortened would be less confusing.
Its full name is Chili con carne meaning peppers/chilies with meat.
If it has beans and no meat it is chili con frijoles.
If meat and beans it would be chili con carne y frijoles, Y meaning and.
If I sent you a bowl from where I live you could call it chili con carne de Worth muy caliante.
Meaning very hot. Mucho means much and is often used.
The white chili that is going around now is what you would call chili con pollo Y frejoles blanco.
Meaning with chicken and white beans if lima beans it would be habas.
What North Americans have done is take Spanish and a bunch of other languages and combined them.
In Mexico if you want black pepper it is pemienta negro.

The term peppers got attached to them because of Columbus who accidentally ran into the Americas.
What he brought back with him because he didn't have any experts along were chilies, fools gold and a worthless bark he thought was cinnamon.
His reason for even being there was to reach India by way of a western route.
this was to be able to get spices like pepper as it was like currency back then.
Worth its weight in gold so to speak.



So all peppers are really chili.
It is like saying Rio Grand River.
People are saying river twice.
River Big River.

The plant genus is called capsicum.
In Germany and other countries the pod is called paprika and pimento.

Worth

[GardeningCook]

I gave up on the chile/chili debate many years ago - lol! It's really not worth it. I use the spellings I prefer & allow everyone else to do the same without argument.

(Oh, & for me - "chili" is the pepper & the cooked dish; "Chile" is the country.)

[Worth1]

Originally Posted by GardeningCook

I gave up on the chile/chili debate many years ago - lol! It's really not worth it. I use the spellings I prefer & allow everyone else to do the same without argument.

(Oh, & for me - "chili" is the pepper & the cooked dish; "Chile" is the country.)

Chile the country being pronounced Ceelea not chilly.
My Chilean neighbors love me for saying it right.

As for health I am a living example as to how good garlic onions and chiles are for you.
Worth

[shelleybean]

All these things--chilies, onions, garlic--also help reduce inflammation. I have RA and I eat plenty of chiles and chili. However you want to spell it, I eat it all!

[Salsacharley]

New Mexico has always spelled green chile with an E. Here's a google search for green chile.

https://www.google.com/search?q=gree...utf-8&oe=utf-8

[Worth1]

Originally Posted by Salsacharley

New Mexico has always spelled green chile with an E. Here's a google search for green chile.

https://www.google.com/search?q=gree...utf-8&oe=utf-8

It would stand to reason New Mexico would spell it the same way as Old Mexico.

I think I have a map or two around where it says Old Mexico on the map.

Now tell me how did the apostrophe end up in the Chili's in the chain restaurant.

Is it meant to be possessive or plural.lol:

Worth

[BigVanVader]

Originally Posted by heirloomtomaguy

Yes capsaicin is what causes the burn in hot peppers. Looks like i am going to live to be a 120 because i love me some chile peppers.

Same here, maybe we can make it until they find a cure for death

[Worth1]

Speaking of eating peppers I have just opened a can of very hot red Rocoto chiles.
I have three different Mexican type cheeses, Queso Oaxaca which is the Mexican mozzarella cheese Queso Fresco Queso Quesadilla.

Which one to use and how, I am miffed.

Worth