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emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works 1 day agoThat’s bell pepper.
(Black) Pepper = Piper nigrum, native to south Asia, used across large parts of the world since antiquity.
Bell pepper or chilli = Capsicum annuum, native to Central America, now also grown in Eurasia.
expatriado@lemmy.world 1 day ago
i thought we were referring to the items on the picture, were black pepper isn’t displayed, but bell/chilli peppers are
emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
I thought we were talking of pepper. Bell pepper is a different plant.
expatriado@lemmy.world 1 day ago
it said peppers(plural), because it had chilli and bell peppers pictured
emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
No no, bell pepper and chilli are (nearly) the same - Capsicum annuum and closely related species. Their hotness comes from capsaicin.
Pepper is completely different - it comes from Piper nigrum, and contains piperin. Confusingly, it is also called black, green or white pepper.