sweet peppers

Colorful mild capsicums

Sweet peppers are varieties of capsicum that lack the heat of their spicy relatives.

They include bell peppers, banana peppers, and pimentos.

The flesh is mild and slightly sweet, eaten raw in salads, roasted, stuffed, or sautéed: I added some sweet peppers to the stir-fry.

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