Tastes exactly like bell pepper (or capsicum for my non Americans) but definitely spicy
by Koronovannyy
6 Comments
Koronovannyy
I should mention, I’m a first time grower, and every source I’ve searched said they taste nothing like bell peper
sprawlaholic
Poor genetics?
bollaP
I get that taste from store-bought chilies sometimes. Maybe your seeds came from a grocery store?
sirthunksalot
It’s not ripe and the plant isn’t healthy. Makes a big difference.
Thexus_van_real
Hot peppers need to reach biological maturity for high levels of capsaicin. What you are looking at is an unripe fruit. The yellow fruits you see on the shelves in the store in the bell pepper section are harvested before they reach their biological maturity.
Szygani
1. Peppers are usually pretty sweet! The redder they are, the sweeter. You’ll get an earthy flavor from green pep-peps, sweeter flavor from yellow and the sweetest from the red ones.
2. Depending on what type, it can take a while before the capcacin to really start getting produced. Other factors include health, but also how much water you give it. A pepper that’s always a little thirsty tend to get hotter.
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I should mention, I’m a first time grower, and every source I’ve searched said they taste nothing like bell peper
Poor genetics?
I get that taste from store-bought chilies sometimes. Maybe your seeds came from a grocery store?
It’s not ripe and the plant isn’t healthy. Makes a big difference.
Hot peppers need to reach biological maturity for high levels of capsaicin. What you are looking at is an unripe fruit. The yellow fruits you see on the shelves in the store in the bell pepper section are harvested before they reach their biological maturity.
1. Peppers are usually pretty sweet! The redder they are, the sweeter. You’ll get an earthy flavor from green pep-peps, sweeter flavor from yellow and the sweetest from the red ones.
2. Depending on what type, it can take a while before the capcacin to really start getting produced. Other factors include health, but also how much water you give it. A pepper that’s always a little thirsty tend to get hotter.