Bell Pepper

Bell pepper is a Cultivar Group of the species Capsicum annuum, as are the jalapeño and pimento. The bell pepper refers to the actual fruit of the capsicum plant. Outside of the United States bell peppers are commonly called paprika in areas such as Scandinavia, Hungary and Indonesia; Piman in Japan; capsicum in India, Malaysia and Australia; and mangoes (or mangos) in parts of the US around southern Ohio and northern Kentucky (and should not be confused with the tropical fruit known properly as a mango). In France, it is called poivron, with the same root as poivre (meaning black pepper). Bell peppers contain a recessive gene that eliminates the capsaicin in the fruit. The Bell Pepper Myspace Profile Editor