In the 15th century, thanks to the voyages of Christopher Columbus, a fiery little fruit made its way from the Americas to Europe and Asia: the chilli pepper. Native to regions such as Mexico, where c

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Professor Buczacki is a horticultural expert, writer and former chair of Gardeners' Question Time