Erik Gauger hand-drew 176 chili peppers from around the world - each one comes with a description of its origin, heat level, and even hot sauces it features. Fascinating to learn how humans adapted this plant for their own uses. ... https://kottke.org/26/06/a-hand-drawn-visual-guide-to-chili-peppers
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For his great visual field guide to the chili peppers of the world, Erik Gauger hand-drew 176 peppers from India, South America, Korea, Thailand, Africa, and seemingly every other place on the Earth. Capsaicin, the compound that makes chili peppers hot is an evolutionary filter designed to punish ma
