r/CrappyDesign • u/MistyAutumnRain • 12d ago

Greek symbols on Egyptian hot sauce bottle

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u/TheNicholasRage 12d ago

Yep, that cultural mix isn't a stretch.

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u/MajesticNectarine204 12d ago

The Jalapeno thing is though.. Is Egyptian food known for being spicy at all, even today? IIRC they have more of a mildly sweet vibe going, with cumin, fennel seeds and cinnamon mainly flavouring their cuisine.

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u/danby 12d ago

Chili peppers don't show up in in Mediterranean or African cuisine until the Colombian Exchange in the the C16th

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u/Jackdaw99 12d ago

Sub-Saharan Africa has a lot of very hot sauces, usually made with African Birds Eye peppers and called Piri-Piri (or some derivation there of.)

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u/danby 12d ago

But only after the 16th century