How the Chili Pepper Conquered China
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How the Chili Pepper Conquered China
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#2similar to how tomato conquered Italy, potato conquered Northern europe, dietary stapes which have a much more recent, counterintuitive history than we usually believe!
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#5I thought that chilli pepper is part of Sichuan culture back in the Three Kingdoms era but I'm surprised on how recent chilli pepper in their cuisine!
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Why is this relevant?
Seriously. It'd be one thing if this was about tensions in the South China Sea but this is a story about peppers for fucks sake.
I actually do think it’s relevant. They build credibility in your mind space via innocuous stories about peppers, so you’re more likely to accept their articles about more charged topics in the future.
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#9If you find this sort of thing interesting, then strong recommendation for "1493", by Charles C. Mann.
A reference to 1492, the year that Columbus landed in the Western Hemisphere, this book is all about the Columbian Exchange. The effects of plant, animal, and microbial species suddenly flowing all throughout a world that until that moment had quite separate and isolated biospheres.
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#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
Seriously. It'd be one thing if this was about tensions in the South China Sea but this is a story about peppers for fucks sake.
I actually do think it’s relevant. They build credibility in your mind space via innocuous stories about peppers, so you’re more likely to accept their articles about more charged topics in the future.
Perhaps. OTOH - looking over Sixth Tone's front page, there are many "Here is a serious problem in China..." headlines. Far fewer "All is well" or "Interesting Story" headlines. And zero headlines about politics or national security issues, for Sixth Tone to be building cred on those subjects.