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Arguably the best thing the Spaniards did to my country
Arguably the best thing the Spaniards did to my country
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Its kinda weird to remember that all the spicy ass food we get from places like India and Thailand didnt have the spicy pepper until the colonization of the new world. Like their food was still spicy but it was hot from peppercorns (edit: and mustard and horseradish) which is a totally different kind of spice. Its like when you remember that Italy didnt get the tomato until like the 16th century and most of their food until that point was based on dairy and fish.
The food in Sichuan (Szechuan for the barbarians) was sweet, until the end of Qing dynasty. This changed after the introduction of chili peppers from the Americas in the late Qing dynasty. As these spicy peppers gained popularity, Sichuan dishes evolved, incorporating spicy and numbing flavors. One of the iconic dishes that emerged was hot pot, basically putting a bunch of stuff with chilies and other spices.
Chilis also ruined Spains Manila Galleon trade lol. When it started in the late 1500s Philippines trade was fairly balanced: the Spanish Empire in Latin America got Chinese and Asian goods like silk, porcelain, etc., the Chinese their major trading partner got exotic Latin American goods, mostly crops like potatos, tomatos, chocolate, tobaccos, and most especially Chili. It was Spains dream to turn Manila into one big Transpacific trading hub that would make Spain wildly rich. By the late 1600s-1700s however the Chinese were growing their own new world crops and in far greater quantities than what they got from the Spanish Empire. As a result a trade imbalance occurred as Spain was losing so much money in the Asian market: their people still wanted to buy Chinese/Asian goods but Asians were not interested in Spanish/Latin American products anymore. A system that was meant to make Spain rich suddenly became a huge money sink to the point that Chinese merchants in the Philippines/Guangzhou were the ones getting rich from the Manila Galleon Trade. British Historians even love to joke that Manila was a Sino-British trading post managed by Spain.
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The food in Sichuan (Szechuan for the barbarians) was sweet, until the end of Qing dynasty. This changed after the introduction of chili peppers from the Americas in the late Qing dynasty. As these spicy peppers gained popularity, Sichuan dishes evolved, incorporating spicy and numbing flavors. One of the iconic dishes that emerged was hot pot, basically putting a bunch of stuff with chilies and other spices.
Chilis also ruined Spains Manila Galleon trade lol. When it started in the late 1500s Philippines trade was fairly balanced: the Spanish Empire in Latin America got Chinese and Asian goods like silk, porcelain, etc., the Chinese their major trading partner got exotic Latin American goods, mostly crops like potatos, tomatos, chocolate, tobaccos, and most especially Chili. It was Spains dream to turn Manila into one big Transpacific trading hub that would make Spain wildly rich. By the late 1600s-1700s however the Chinese were growing their own new world crops and in far greater quantities than what they got from the Spanish Empire. As a result a trade imbalance occurred as Spain was losing so much money in the Asian market: their people still wanted to buy Chinese/Asian goods but Asians were not interested in Spanish/Latin American products anymore. A system that was meant to make Spain rich suddenly became a huge money sink to the point that Chinese merchants in the Philippines/Guangzhou were the ones getting rich from the Manila Galleon Trade. British Historians even love to joke that Manila was a Sino-British trading post managed by Spain.
Printed on demand by Printify. Ships from the US or UK depending on location.
This shirt is made from responsibly sourced materials and printed using sustainable practices. To care for your shirt, machine wash cold inside-out with like colors and tumble dry low. Do not iron directly on the print.
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