Bright red fruit inside the dried husk of Chinese lantern (Physalis alkekengi), France, Europe

A Chinese family cooks on a stove fuelled by dried corn stalks and husks which not only cooks the food and heats the water but also heats the house, Heilongjiang province, China, Asia

A peasant farmer gathers dried corn husks to burn as fuel on the kitchen stove which not only cooks the food and heats the water but also heats the house, Heilongjiang province, China, Asia

A Chinese family cooks on a stove fuelled by dried corn stalks and husks which not only cooks the food and heats the water but also heats the house, Heilongjiang province, China, Asia

A Chinese family cooks on a stove fuelled by dried corn stalks and husks which not only cooks the food and heats the water but also heats the house, Heilongjiang province, China, Asia

Threaded dried chilli peppers, garlic, bay leaves, market sale, Croatia, Europe

Red chilli peppers laid out to dry, Germany, Europe

Chili flakes in shell and chilli peppers, Germany, Europe

Chili flakes in wooden shovel and dried chili peppers, Germany, Europe

Dried Nepalese red chilli peppers, Nepal, Asia