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Index
Cover
Title Page
Copyright Notice
Dedication
Introduction
A Note on Spelling
Part One: Biology
1. Our Favorite Spice—All About Chili
2. Apaches, Vipers, and Dragons—Types of Chili
Part Two: History
3. Spice of America—The Chili in Its Homelands
4. Three Ships Come Sailing—The Columbian Exchange
5. Blazing a Trail—Chili’s Journey Through Asia and Africa
6. “Red and Incredibly Beautiful”—Chili Goes to China
7. From Piri Piri to Paprika—European Variations
8. Bowls o’ Red and Chili Queens—An American Affair
9. Pepper Sauce—A Global Obsession
10. Taste and Touch—How Chili Peppers Work
Part Three: Culture
11. The Devil’s Dinner—Discovering the Dark Side of Chili
12. Hot Stuff—Chilies and Sex
13. Fighting Talk—Weaponized Chili
14. Superhots and Chiliheads—The Cult of Chili
15. Man Food—How Chili Became a Guy Thing
16. The Globalization of Taste—Can Chili Save Us?
Acknowledgments
Notes
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