Macro image of crushed chili pepper

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Macro image of crushed red chili pepper. The pepper species are native to the Americas, where they have been cultivated for thousands of years by the people of the tropical Americas. Pepper (or paprika as some call it) is now cultivated worldwide. Some of the members of Capsicum are used as spices, vegetables, and medicines. The red chili pepper is known to be very hot.

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Size: 6100px × 4067px
Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Photo credit: © Laszlo Podor / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

Keywords: angiosperms, asterids, capsiceae, capsicum, chili, chilli, crushed, cuisine, culinary, cultivated, eudicots, food, gastronomy, hot, ingredient, kitchen, paprika, pepper, plant, plantae, red, seeds, solanaceae, solanales, solanoideae, spice, spicy