Juergen Freund / Red and green Chillis for sale at the vegetable market in Dili, East Timor, August 2010

Gary K. Smith / Rustic potting shed, bench with Autumn squashes, chillies and shallots, Norfolk, UK, September

Juan Carlos Munoz / Chilli peppers at market, Chitwan National Park, Inner Terai lowlands, Nepal.

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Chili mill in front of a Chili sales stands grounding chilies into powder, Old Town Muslim quarters, Xian City, Shaanxi, China, April 2018.

Ernie Janes / Scotch bonnet chilli peppers (Capsicum sp) fruit.

Ernie Janes / Chilli peppers (Capsicum sp) F1 'loco'.

Ernie Janes / Chilli Pepper (Capsicum) 'Apache' growing in greenhouse

Juan Carlos Munoz / Dried chilli in farmers' market, Funchal, Madeira Island, Portugal, March 2016.

Gary K. Smith / Dried chillies for sale in Venice, Italy, April.

Cyril Ruoso / Chilli plant in organic garden tended to by inmates as part of Sustainability in Prison program, Cedar Creek Corrections Center, Washington, USA. September 2012.

Pete Oxford / Chilli peppers for sale in market, Upper Subansiri District, Arunachal Pradesh, North East India, November 2014.

Pete Oxford / Chilli peppers in market, Upper Subansiri District, Arunachal Pradesh, North East India, November 2014.