It turns out half the world's green chili supply comes from China.
A cool fact is that half of the global supply of chili peppers is coming from China, which is the world's largest producer.
It's time for me to stop being such a wuss. I need to build up my tolerance to spice. I want to use some chili peppers in food. Teach me about them OK, chili peppers are originally from Mexico. Ah.. makes sense. Mexican food is spicy too. What else can you tell me? The substance that gives these peppers their spiciness when eaten is called capsaicin. I think I've heard that word dropped around here and there on food shows. Interesting. Can you tell me any popular chili pepper recipes, or what foods they're put in? I can! In Korean cuisine, they use gouchujang, which is a fermented chili paste. Yeah, my girlfriend was born in South Korea.. I swear she just has a natural tolerance for it. That's partly why I want to grow into it and get good with it. What other information can you feed me? This is great.
China is the world's largest producer of green chillies, providing half of the global total.