Pudding. I love it but I certainly cannot stand it because it is too soupy. (Everyone is like... huh? We'll see if anyone gets my corny humor.)
Are bell peppers the same as capsicum?
Are bell peppers the same as capsicum?
TinTin, while bell peppers are a member of the capsicum family, they have a recessive gene (according to the article I found) that keeps them from producing capsicum. Other peppers such as chili peppers and jalapenos have capsicum in them though. Bell peppers are mild and sweet, with no spicy taste at all.![]()
Thanks, sister, although that confuses me more than ever. In Australia, capsicum are large vegetables of varying colours (usually red and green, sometimes yellow and orange) that are mild in flavour, although sometimes sweet. Chillies and jalapenos are the ones that can be very spicy.

Thank you, Ken! They're of my absolute favourite veggies (sorry, Gypsy).
Tintin I can help clear up this mystery... or maybe muddy the waters further, we'll see. Up here when you say "capiscum" you are usually talking about the vegetable-produced chemical that makes peppers hot. The more capiscum a pepper has, the hotter it is. So while your capiscum peppers are not hot, and while they are technically a member of the capiscum family, they don't have a lot of capiscum.
Clear as mud?
Personally I'm allergic to pain, so I'll stick with your version of capiscum, which is our bell peppers. Red, yellow, green, I like them all. As long as they're not hot.
Bell peppers do not create capsicum at all, even though they are a member of the capsicum family since they are peppers. As I explained in a previous post, bell peppers have a certain recessive gene that inhibits the creation of capsicum. So if you want peppers that are not hot and spicy at all, stick with bell peppers. Capsicum, which is more commonly known as capsaicin, is used in some lotions such as those used for arthritis, or bodily aches and pains.
I don't like anything hot and spicy, which is precisely why I love bell peppers.. LOL.![]()
As you said, the higher the level of capsicum, the hotter the pepper. That is why chili peppers and jalapenos are so very spicy. I don't know about banana peppers, never had one. Are those spicy?
bananas i cannot stand oh and creamy foods
I can't eat cantaloupe. It's...it's...vile.
My mom used to buy cantaloupe sometimes as a "treat" for us. She'd give us each a huge slice of it, and I had to eat it or else hurt her feelings, because she really thought she was doing something nice. I mean, she WAS, but not for me. I told her one time that I didn't like it, but I think she thought I was just being picky and she didn't take it seriously.
I can't even stand the smell of cantaloupe. It makes me gag.
So, Tintin, to help you interpret this - what she's saying is Australians think you're hot, but you're not really.

I can't eat cantaloupe. It's...it's...vile.
I can't even stand the smell of cantaloupe. It makes me gag.