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.
SINCE
15
Ships travelling east brought the black pepper from the Spice Islands in South East Asia but this ... a long time.
TOOK
15
In 1492, Christpher Columbus was asked to find a shorter route to the Spice Islands, going westwards ... than eastwards, (...)
RATHER
15
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.
OFF / OUT / SAIL
15
Columbus didn't succeed ... finding the Spice Islands (...)
IN
15
He didn't succeed (...) his mission, but he ... manage to discover the Americas.
DID
15
(...) 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.
CAME
15
Soon ... Columbus's discovery, large quantities of chillis were being shipped back to Spain from the Caribbean.
AFTER
15
Later, people realised that chillies would actually grow in southern Europe and it wasn't long before fresh chillies were ... sale in European markets.
