UMary Allen
Ipepile sisityalo. Ngokuqhelekileyo kuthetha i-pepper emnyama. Kukho ezinye izityalo okanye izinongo ngamanye amaxesha ezibizwa ngokuba yipepile. Ipepile emnyama sisinongo esibalulekileyo sokwenza into ibe shushu ngakumbi.
Isityalo sepepile sivela eAsia. Yayisetyenziswa apho njengeyeza kwixesha elidlulileyo: Ipepile kuthiwa inceda ngokuchasene norhudo kunye nezinye iingxaki zokwetyisa, iingxaki zentliziyo, kunye nezinye izifo ezininzi. Enyanisweni, ipepile idla ngokuba yingozi kwizifo ezinjalo.
EYurophu, ipepile yayithandwa njengesiqholo, kodwa ixabisa imali eninzi. Ekupheleni kwamaXesha Aphakathi, kwakunzima ukumbamba kuba kwakungasenakwenzeka ukuhamba ukusuka eArabia ukuya eIndiya. Iinqanawa ezineengxowa zepepile ngoko kwafuneka zihambe zijikeleze iAfrika. Xa uChristopher Columbus waya eMelika, wayenomdla kwipepile. IChili, ipaprika eshushu, yeza kamva ivela eMelika. Uthathe indawo yepepile njengesinongo.
Izityalo zePepper zikhwela kwimithi, ukuya kwiimitha ezilishumi. I-peppercorns, apho i-spice yenziwe khona, ikhula kwii-spikes ezincinci. Namhlanje, ipepile ubukhulu becala ivela eVietnam, eIndonesia nakwamanye amazwe aseAsia, kodwa nakwiBrazil.