The guest on this episode is Karla Arias. First, Karla gives Steve a quiz to prove his plant knowledge. Then, Karla tells us about a spicy little plant that’s for the birds. Steve talks about onions, onions, onions, onions, onions. Finally, some more chilli pepper names and some satirical headlines.

Show Notes!

Multiple lines of evidence for the origin of domesticated chili pepper

Colorado's spicy ancient history of chili peppers

The new world's hottest pepper, Pepper X, is 3 times spicier than its predecessor

How Do You Measure the ‘Heat’ of a Pepper?

Onion

The effects of Allium cepa and its active constituents on metabolic syndrome

Know your onions

Fresh Chilies Versus Dried Chillies In Mexico

The Onion

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