Re: [CH] what can we say on this list?
Dave Drum (xrated@cityscape.net)
Wed, 23 Feb 2000 22:40:36 -0600
> About Bell Peppers - Red, green, orange or topaz, yes they are bitter
> yes they are mild (an understatement) and are there several great
> recipes for bell peppers I'd eat? Yes.
I've never thought of bells a bitter. Certainly they are not sugary
sweet, nor are they sour, salty or hot. But, bitter? Try sucking a
non-enteric coated asprin if you want bitter. I'd say that they have an
oily (as in crude oil) overtone to their flavour raw. Their flavour
cooked is much different... but, I can't detect bitter anywhere in
either state.
But, bells do have a distinctive taste - one which I quite like.
> I am still waiting to hear from anyone in the group if cross pollination > is possible with Bells and Habaneros. I too would love to have Bell
> Peppers with scorching heat.
Bells are in a different grouping from habaneros. I think bells are in
capiscum annum and habs are in chinense. It would be akin to crossing a
camel with a zebra in the animal kingdom. Given a good enough profit
motive the folks at Monsanto or Dow could probably manage it. But not
gene splicers... probably not.
ENJOY!!!
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