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 | mirch (मिर्ची)

Language: Hindi

Description: Chilli (US: chile).



| Beautiful chillis in Belen Market, with many thanks to Carsten ten Brink who took the picture |
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Latin: Capsicum annuum/Capsicum frutescens
Ethnicity: Indian Subcontinent
Most frequent country: India
Also known as: jolokia, lanka, lankamaricha, marchi, marichiphala ujjvala, mirchi, mirsang, morich, mulaku

See foods and dishes: hari mirch, lal mirch, Simla mirch |