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expatriado@lemmy.world 3 weeks agoi thought we were referring to the items on the picture, were black pepper isn’t displayed, but bell/chilli peppers are
Comment on No one was going to waste expensive meat on slaves.
expatriado@lemmy.world 3 weeks agoi 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 3 weeks ago
I thought we were talking of pepper. Bell pepper is a different plant.
expatriado@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
it said peppers(plural), because it had chilli and bell peppers pictured
emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks 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.
expatriado@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Black pepper is an uncountable, so it isn’t used in plural. Bell and chilli peppers are count nouns. That, plus the reference picture, should have been clear for most people.