Where did chili powder originate?
Chili powder is actually made from chili peppers that are split,
stemmed, and then roasted to the point of being toasted. They are
then broken up and processed into powder.
You can use any chili pepper to make chili powder. A mild chili
powder might be made out of Ancho or New Mexico chili, a hot powder
out of serrano or habanero chili, or an impossibly hot chili powder
from the likes of ghost chilis. Some chili powder have additional
ingredients beyond ground chili pepper in them including Mexican
oregano and cumin (among other spices).
Chili peppers to make chili powder are literally grown around
the world in just about any climate that can support the growth of
peppers. You can even grow your own chili peppers indoors in a home
or apartment with moderate sunlight and little attention.
Countries actively involved in the trade of chili peppers
include (but are not limited to) and in no particular order, South
Africa, China, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand,
Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, Austria, Belgium, Denmark,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,
Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, Poland,
Russia, Turkey, Iceland, Norway, Switzerland, Canada, Mexico,
United States, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Peru.
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