Pepper steak pepper steak. Adaptations of the Chinese "qīngjiāoròusī" (; ) include "gochu-japchae" (; "pepper "japchae"") found in Korean Chinese cuisine and "chinjao-rōsu" (青椒肉絲) found in Japanese Chinese cuisine. Similar dishes include "steak au poivre" found in French cuisine. Pepper steak Pepper steak () is a stir-fried Chinese American dish consisting of sliced beef steak (often flank, sirloin, or round) cooked with sliced green and/or red bell peppers and other seasonings such as soy sauce and ginger, and usually thickened with cornstarch. Sliced onions and bean sprouts are also frequent additions to the recipe. Evidence for the dish's existence in the United
Pierre Poivre Garden−Botanical Garden of Pamplemousses still flourishes, and is now a garden containing tropical plants and trees from other islands in the Indian Ocean, Africa, Asia, the Americas, and Oceania. Poivre is also remembered for introducing spice plants to Mauritius and Reunion, such as clove and nutmeg, commodities which at the time were controlled by the Dutch, who had a virtual monopoly on them in the Dutch East Indies. In order to obtain the spices, Poivre arranged clandestine smuggling forays to obtain plants and seeds from the Dutch Spice Islands in 1769-1770. Poivre was also responsible for introducing spice plants to