All Imperial worlds were required to submit a tithe to the Imperium. It was drawn from the resources and population of the world. The initial tithe was what some referred to as a "sample platter", meaning that it was an exhibition of the different resources the planet had, whether it was in abundance or not. This initial tithe was used to determine what was to be taken in future tithes from the planet. This did mean that there were occasionally some very strange things found in initial tithes as the planet tried to show off what made it unique in the galaxy. The Emperor often showed the Primarchs the various odd things found in these tithes. Occasionally these odd items included food, either crops or examples of local dishes. The Primarchs always insisted on trying them when this happened. When Catachan joined the Imperium, they had designated a ship to carry a full year's harvest of Catachan devil peppers to be part of their initial tithe. The people of Catachan stat...