pepper varieties

Bell, jalapeño, habanero

Pepper varieties encompass the many cultivated forms of capsicum peppers, ranging from mild bell peppers to fiery habaneros and ghost peppers.

Varieties differ in heat level (measured in Scoville units), flavor, color, and culinary use: jalapeños for salsas, serranos for hot sauces, poblanos for stuffing.

New varieties emerge through breeding for specific heat, sweetness, or disease resistance.

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Opposites
diversity vs. uniformity

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Single-crop agricultural system

specificity

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Mild, hollow pod vegetable

jalapeño · habanero · cayenne · bell peppers · sweet peppers

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G