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Originally posted by Michael Hoffman

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Originally posted by MikeS.

No, it’s an abbreviation for jalapeno. Quit living in WW2.

MikeS.

WW2? Back then the word Jap wasn’t racist. But a question: When did the letters J A P become an abbreviation for jalapeno?

It’s a fairly common abbreviation at most food/cooking forums.