The History Of Chillies in Mexico
The fact that we call Chilis, Chiles or Chillies (in UK English) stems from the word “ Chīlli ” from the Nahuatl language, which says it all. This was the language of the Aztecs before the Spanish conquest of Mexico. When considering that Nahuatl had been and still is (in certain parts) spoken there for 1000s of years before the Spanish invasion of Mexico, it shows just how close the Mexicans are to the very beginnings of the story of the Chilli.