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Found these red peppers at a local farmer's market!! A wonderful combination of tangy taste and crunchy texture
sweet bell peppers are the Christmas ornaments of the vegetable world with their beautifully shaped glossy exterior that comes in a wide array of vivid colors ranging from green
red
yellow
orange
purple
brown to black. Despite their varied palette
all are the same plant
known scientifically as Capsicum annuum. They are members of the nightshade family
which also includes potatoes
tomatoes and eggplant. Sweet peppers are plump
bell-shaped vegetables featuring either three or four lobes. Green and purple peppers have a slightly bitter flavor
while the red
orange and yellows are sweeter and almost fruity. Paprika can be prepared from red bell peppers (as well as from chili peppers). Bell peppers are not 'hot'. The primary substance that controls hotness in peppers is called capsaicin
and it's found in very small amounts in bell peppers. Although peppers are available throughout the year
they are most abundant and tasty during the summer and early fall months. Bell pepper
also known as sweet pepper or a pepper (in the United Kingdom and Ireland) and capsicum (in India
Australia and New Zealand)
is a cultivar group of the species Capsicum annuum. Cultivars of the plant produce fruits in different colors
including red
green
chocolate/brown
vanilla/white
and purple. Bell peppers are sometimes grouped with less pungent pepper varieties as sweet peppers. Peppers are native to Mexico
Central America and northern South America. Pepper seeds were later carried to Spain in 1493 and from there spread to other European
African and Asian countries. Today
China is the world's largest pepper producer
followed by Mexico and Indonesia
