November 16, 2011, 19:28
GeoffI hope I'll be peppered with answers...
when I ask the definition of "pepper." I've recently learned that so-called bell peppers have no capsaicin, the chemical that gives peppers their zing. To me, it don't mean a thing if it ain't got that zing, so why do so-called bell, or sweet peppers get to be called peppers? Bell pepppers make me sick, whereas real peppers do not, so I suspect they're not really in the same family. Are they?
November 17, 2011, 05:32
zmježdBell (or sweet) peppers are genus capsicum like the other chili peppers. Pepper itself is a misnomer given by Columbus when he brought them back to Spain. The spicy substance in peppercorn is piperine.
I like bell peppers, especially if stuffed. Just the other day I had a Philly cheese-steak sandwich with bell peppers on it.
November 18, 2011, 07:48
GeoffThanks for the info. I could find nothing! Henceforth I shall refrain from referring to chilis as peppers. Oh, and I'll also quit calling that Italian who didn't discover America by the name, "Columbus." He's Columbo from now on.
November 19, 2011, 13:25
KallehThat's a great blog, proof. Do you read it or did you just find it searching for peppers?
November 20, 2011, 08:44
goofyquote:
Originally posted by Kalleh:
That's a great blog, proof. Do you read it or did you just find it searching for peppers?
Goofy has been reading Omniglot Vegetarian for a long time.
November 21, 2011, 21:40
KallehI'll have to read it. What other blogs do you and others here like (besides Language Log)?