Some experts claim the word pepper should never be used with the name of a chile and others say just the opposite.
Chile When capitalized usually refers to the South American country which borders on Peru.
Peppers In common usage of today means the Fruit of the Capsicum plant in general, may be sweet or hot and can include Chiles, which are often called Chile-Peppers. A dish made with beef, beans and chiles along with other ingredients. This dish, a poor man's treat , originated in Texas and not Mexico, around the early 19th. In the 1880's it appeared in homes in San Antonio, Texas. All rights reserved.