How The Chili Pepper Took Over Chinese Cuisine

The chili is a central, potent symbol for many of China's regional cuisines, including food from Sichuan, Hunan and more. However, few know that there were no chili peppers to be found in the nation's long and rich culinary history prior to the 1400s. Find out how the chili pepper made its way to China and became an inseparable part of regional cuisine and culture.
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[@rogerhernandez4489]

I never knew how much influence Mexican ingredients had on Chinese cuisine like chili peppers, chayote, sweet potato, tomatoes, squash, chia, etc. Thank you for sharing.

[@user-np2ui1yu9r]

Wow, I would’ve thought this would go viral! Amazing presentation and animation, very educational :)

[@Zodamay]

Nice video I'm from central Mexico and I noticed that chamoy is quite popular in Baja California, wich happen to have a big chinese influence.

[@Zodamay]

In a more negative side; chinese chiles have a very bad reputation in Mexico, those chiles are cheaper but they lack in flavor.

[@popeyemedia]

The animation was super good in this! - Jeff

[@squiremuldoon5462]

Mexico 🇲🇽 to the world: you’re welcome

[@alberto11628]

Haha woke up thinking about this

[@alexcervantes3155]

Mexico pride

[@David-ol6fw]

Mexicans didn't have anything to do with it. 🌶️ are a product of Indigenous agriculture.