🫑Bell peppers got their name because, before the development of the modern bell pepper, they actually made noise like bell sound when they are forming. This kept the bell peppers from being widely cultivated until 1908 when a plant breeder by the name of Gregor Carillon produced the first bell pepper that didn't make noise.
🫑Bell peppers, which grow from the flower of the plant and have their seeds on the inside, are botanically classified as a fruit, but they are widely referred to as vegetable because they are usually prepared with vegetables.
🫑Bell Pepper is also known as capsicum, sweet peppers, green peppers or Christmas ornaments.
🫑Bell peppers have many different names. In the United States, India, Canada, and Malaysia, they are called bell peppers. In Australia and New Zealand they are called Capsicum. The British simply call them pepper, while the Japanese call them papurika.
🫑Like all peppers, bell peppers originated in Mexico, Central America, and South America.
🫑Although, all the bell peppers come from the same plant, the different stages of ripeness give each version a distinct flavour and colour.
🫑The most common varieties of bell peppers are green, yellow, orange, and red, but there are many other colours out there, like purple, brown and white, depending on when they are harvested and the specific cultivar.
🫑All the bell peppers start out green and change colour as they mature.
🫑Although, the whole bell peppers are from the same plant, but they have different tastes, colours, nutrients and prices.
🫑The colour of the bell pepper you choose should depend on what you want to use them to prepare.
🫑The longer the bell pepper stays on the plant, the sweeter it becomes and the more nutritional value it has.
🫑The yellow, orange, and red peppers are more expensive than the green ones, because they are harvested later and spend more time on the vine.
🫑Bell pepper is the only member of the pepper family that does not produce capsaicin, a chemical that can cause a strong burning sensation when it comes in contact with your tongue. Bell peppers contain no heat in them.
🫑As bell peppers ripen, they get sweeter. Green bell peppers are slightly bitter and the least sweet, while red bell peppers are the sweetest.
🫑The dried/powdered form of bell pepper is called paprika. Bell pepper are called paprika when it is in its dried form.
🫑In Nigeria, tatashe is also referred to as bell pepper, but tatashe is quite different from bell pepper.
🫑The variety and amount of time a bell pepper spends on the plant determines its colour and ripeness.
Written by: Food Research Kitchen
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