On Fri, 5 Dec 2014 20:00:33 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

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>"Bruce" > wrote in message
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>> On Fri, 5 Dec 2014 16:48:18 -0800, "Julie Bove"
>> > wrote:
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>>>"Bruce" > wrote in message
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>>>> On Fri, 05 Dec 2014 12:10:47 -0800, sf > wrote:
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>>>>>On Sat, 06 Dec 2014 06:14:15 +1100, Bruce > wrote:
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>>>>>> Is it a toned down version for the western palate, replacing the
>>>>>> chillies with "bell peppers"?
>>>>>
>>>>>I doubt it. Tomatoes originated in the New World, as did chilies.
>>>>
>>>> I know, but most Americans don't like their food very spicey, do they?
>>>
>>>Where did you get that idea from?
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>> I thought white Americans would be like white English and Australians.
>> Most of the ones I know look scared when I show them habanero chillies
>> that I've grown.
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>Hardly. Mexican food is commonly eaten here. Habaneras are not commonly
>eaten though. Jalapenos would be more common.

Jalapeno peppers aren't exactly what I'd call spicy. I think they're
rather wimpy. We grow little Thai bird peppers. They are hotter.

Doris