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    Good Food

    The chile pepper bible

    Because they're easy to cultivate, dry well and are simple to transport, the affordable chile pepper and its profuse varieties have been what Judith Finlayson refers to as "gastronomic democratizers" since the days of Columbus. Finlayson is the author of The Chile Pepper Bible .

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    By Evan Kleiman • Jan 27, 2017 • 1 min read

    Because they're easy to cultivate, dry well and are simple to transport, the affordable chile pepper and its profuse varieties have been what Judith Finlayson refers to as "gastronomic democratizers" since the days of Columbus. Finlayson is the author of The Chile Pepper Bible.

    Music: "Punta Baja" by The Eliminators and "Theme: Deep Forest" by Earl Hines

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      Evan Kleiman

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      Abbie Fentress Swanson

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    The full episode

    5 of 6
    Food to usher in the Year of the Rooster
    1. 0:00Ring in the Chinese New Year at home
    2. 12:07Chow chop suey
    3. 23:59Jonathan Gold's Chinese New Year's food crawl
    4. 31:48The art of preserving persimmons
    5. 37:51The chile pepper bibleYou’re reading this
    6. 49:47The market report: Sprouted almonds
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