01752oam 2200325z 450 991042457450332120210617122352.0(CKB)3460000000088798(EXLCZ)99346000000008879820130624cuuuuuuuu uu 0itauucu#---uuuuutxtrdacontentnrdamediancrdacarrierPeperoncini /Marina Clauser, Andrea Grigioni, Mario LandiFirenze :Firenze University Press,20101 online resource (80 pages) illustrations (colour); digital, PDF file(s)Print version: 9788884539755 Includes bibliographical references.The chili pepper is a spice and medicinal remedy used since ancient times by the American peoples who were the first to undertake the domestication of 5 species belonging to the genus Capsicum (Solanaceae): <i>Capsicum (Solanaceae): Capsicum annuum, C. baccatum, C. chinense, C. frutescens e C. pubescens</i>. After the sixteenth century the chili pepper became similarly popular in other continents and today the five species number many reference pod-types and over 3,000 varieties. The book describes their uses in the different spheres of cuisine (aromatic, spicy and colourful), medicine (antioxidant and digestive for internal use, rubefacient and anti-rheumatic for external use) and ornamentation (cut branches, floral compositions, border plants, splashes of colour).Electronic books.Clauser Marina758238Grigioni AndreaLandi MarioUkMaJRUBOOK9910424574503321Peperoncini2132144UNINA