(...) manage to discover the Americas. There he ... across another pepper; the chilli, which has been used in cooking in South America for thousands of years.
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Later, people realised that chillies would actually grow in southern Europe and it wasn't long before fresh chillies were ... sale in European markets.
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In 1492, Christpher Columbus was asked to find a shorter route to the Spice Islands, (...), and so he set ... from Spain across the Atlantic Ocean.
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He didn't succeed (...) his mission, but he ... manage to discover the Americas.
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Ships travelling east brought the black pepper from the Spice Islands in South East Asia but this ... a long time.
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Soon ... Columbus's discovery, large quantities of chillis were being shipped back to Spain from the Caribbean.
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In the 15th Century, Europeans knew nothing of the chilli pepper, but they held black pepper in high regard and had used it in cooking ... Greek and Roman times.
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Columbus didn't succeed ... finding the Spice Islands (...)
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In 1492, Christpher Columbus was asked to find a shorter route to the Spice Islands, going westwards ... than eastwards, (...)