Peperoni (Italian): also called Peppers (English) or Chiles (Spanish)
Early chiles grew wild and were used and sold by American Natives in many…

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Manzo (Italian): Beef (English) or Res (Spanish) or Vaca (Spanish)
Humans raised meat animals and especially bovines as early as 8,000 B.C…

Tacchino (Italian): Turkey (English) or Pavo (Spanish) or Guajalote (Native)
It is commonly accepted that turkeys were domesticated in Mexico as early as 200 B.C.

Italian Salsa: also called salsa di pomodoro or sugo or salsa alla pizzaiola
In Italian culinary lingo, salsa is a semi liquid specialty that is used to…

CHILES, ALSO CALLED CHILE PODS, CHILI PEPPERS, PIMENTOS Because of local soil and climate conditions rating the fruits of the Capsicum plant can deviate from a pre-established heat pungency scale. Generally under hot and dry weather conditions chiles grow more pungent; and mature pods tend to be more pungent than those not yet fully ripe. … Continue reading About the Wild and the Cultivated Chile Pepper