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It's known for its spicy cuisine, which uses a lot of fresh chillies.

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2024

Adding heat with chillies or pepper can also help by acting as a decoy to the bitterness.

From Salon • Jan. 3, 2024

Last year, Gregory Foster ate 10 Carolina Reaper chillies, which Guinness World Records has named the hottest in the world, at a record time of 33.15 seconds in San Diego, California.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 11, 2023

If they’re hard to come by, chillies, spring onions and lime can stand in for flavour and acidity.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2023

In the granary, unused for so long, I stored away half a bag of rice, two measures of dhal and nearly a pound of chillies.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya