It's chile in the northern hemisphere. It's Aji in south america. It's also spelled Tabasco. Dave TLCC > I suspect that all Latin American countries (except perhaps Brazil) call & > spell them 'chile' also. In Spain, I think it's pimiento. > > John S. > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-chile-heads@globalgarden.com > [mailto:owner-chile-heads@globalgarden.com] On Behalf Of Jeff > Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2008 10:06 AM > To: Tina Brooks > Cc: Chile Heads > Subject: Re: [CH] Tobasco > > Quoting Tina Brooks <shoestring_louise@yahoo.com>: > >> To my knowledge, Americans are the only ones who call them \"Chile\" >> everyone else calls them Chili or Chilli. >> > To my knowledge that doesn\'t mean American\'s are wrong... ;) > > Jeff >