2006-08-26 12:41:45 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
actually it is a pepper...just a big one..
pepper doesnt mean it has to be hot...
The bigger the pepper the less hot it is...
the smaller the pepper the more hot it is...
2006-08-26 12:44:58 · answer #1 · answered by Tamara J 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
But it is a pepper!!
Bell peppers, so-named for their rather bell-like shape. They have a mild, sweet flavor and crisp, exceedingly juicy flesh. When young, the majority of bell peppers are a rich, bright green, but there are also yellow, orange, purple, red and brown bell peppers. The red bells are simply vine-ripened green bell peppers that, because they've ripened longer, are very sweet. Bell peppers vary from 3-1/2 to 5-1/2 inches long and from 2-1/2 to 4 inches wide. Green bell peppers are available all year long, while the red, orange, yellow, purple and brown varieties are found sporadically throughout the year. With their tops cut off and seeds removed, bell peppers are excellent for stuffing with a variety of fillings.
2006-08-26 22:31:11 · answer #2 · answered by ♥ Susan §@¿@§ ♥ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A bell pepper is a pepper it is just the sweet variety...usually with peppers the smaller the size the more heat they pack.
2006-08-26 20:45:40 · answer #3 · answered by memaw1962 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a pepper, over in europe and austrailia they call it a capsicum, whis is also a scientific way of calling a type of pepper plant.
just because they are not spicy, doesn't mean it's not a pepper. That's why sometimes they are called sweet bell pepper.
Plants, fruit, vegetables are usually categoriezed by their seeds.
2006-08-26 20:08:52 · answer #4 · answered by lachefderouge 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bell pepper is a Cultivar Group of the species Capsicum annuum, as are the jalapeño and pimento. The bell pepper refers to the actual fruit of the capsicum plant.
2006-08-26 19:51:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Bell Pepper refers to it's shape as well as its center. It falls into the same catagory as the 'hot' peppers because the membrane and seed pods are in the same locations.
2006-08-26 19:50:19 · answer #6 · answered by Nisey 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ah but it is a pepper. It has a "hotness" rating of 3 (or something like that) and the scale progresses all the way up to the Habenero which has a rating of 100 or something like that.
I'm sure you can find the scale online somewhere.
2006-08-26 19:45:31 · answer #7 · answered by california_gurl16 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually it is a pepper. Same as the jalapeno and the pimento.
2006-08-26 19:45:59 · answer #8 · answered by hawt2trawt 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dr. Wilbur Scofield developed the Scofield scale in 1912. See http://info-s.com/chart6.html
2006-08-26 19:51:29 · answer #9 · answered by Bawney 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are right its a fruit... Give me a break.........
2006-08-26 19:49:03 · answer #10 · answered by 345Grasshopper 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋