No, there is actually no difference between the two as a bell pepper is just another capsicum. Still, one can come across a slight difference between the two. Capsicum belongs to flowering plant family named Solanaceae.
Capsicum is native to America where it has been cultivated for many years. They are used for many purposes like vegetables, medicine, and spices. Capsicum comes in many names depending on the type and place. It is just called capsicum in India, New Zealand, and Australia. In Britain, it is called red pepper or green pepper or chili pepper.
In the U. The only difference that can be seen between bell peppers and capsicum is in the presence of capsaicin which is a lipophilic chemical that produces a burning sensation in the mouth. Bell peppers do not contain this chemical. The bell pepper lacks capsaicin because of its recessive gene that washes out this chemical.
This means that bell pepper does not give the burning sensation experienced from capsicum. When talking about the usage of bell peppers and capsicum, they are very much used in medicine.
When used as nouns , capsicum means any of several tropical american plants, of the genus capsicum, principally the species capsicum annuum and capsicum frutescens, that are cultivated as edible peppers, whereas pepper means a plant of the family piperaceae. Pepper is also verb with the meaning: to add pepper to. Any of several tropical American plants, of the genus Capsicum, principally the species Capsicum annuum and Capsicum frutescens, that are cultivated as edible peppers.
A bell pepper, a fruit of the capsicum plant: red, green, yellow or white, hollow and containing seeds, and in very spicy and mild varieties. A game used by baseball players to warm up where fielders standing close to a batter rapidly return the batted ball to be hit again. They are tangy but mild and are most often found pickled for piling on sandwiches.
Cherry peppers or Pimento or Pimiento are red, heart-shaped peppers that are mild, sweet and smell like a supercharged red bell pepper. They are most often found jarred, and can add sweet pepper flavor to a dish similar to roasted red peppers. Although hot, poblano peppers are on the mild end of the spicy pepper scale. Poblano peppers are thick and meaty just like a bell pepper, but have a slight kick.
Because of their size, they are great for stuffing. They are one of Mexico's most popular pepper — and when they're fully ripened and then dried, they are anchos. Not because they are the spiciest in fact they are relatively moderate on the Scoville scale compared to most , but because of their popularity and availability. They do pack some heat, but the palatable kind. Guacamole wouldn't be complete without it. Fresnos get a bit fruitier and smokier in terms of taste as they mature.
If you are looking to switch things up, give these a go. These long, thin red peppers pack a clean, bright punch without sending you screaming. They have thin skins so if you decide to roast a bunch I would! Add them to salads, salsa and chiles.
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