Red bell peppers are just ripe green bell peppers, yes. But yellow, orange, etc. are actually distinct varieties. These are indeed all from the same species of plant, though.
They definitely have differences in flavor, I had an executive chef that absolutely hated green bell peppers. The "underripe" green bell is much more vegetal than it's sweeter, ripened red form, which has had more time to develop natural sugars. Like a banana. In fact, peppers and bananas are both technically berries, botanically speaking! Raspberries and strawberries aren't though? lol
There are some people who constantly see the yellow lights as orange lights for some unknown reason and their partner then immediately pokes fun at them every time they mention the wrong color. For those people the orange bell pepper gets referenced a bunch.
There's some South African grocery chains that sold a 3 pack of red, yellow, green bell peppers.
Also, for some reason SA calls traffic lights "robots." Supposedly, it's because when traffic cops were replaced by signals, it was a "robotic traffic signal."
No. It’s true. I lived in Cincinnati for a while. They do indeed call bell peppers mangoes. Makes no damn sense but then neither did much of what I saw in Cincinnati.
I've seen them sold in 3 packs as "traffic light capsicums" with a red, green and yellow one. I would have written the showerthought the other way around though as all traffic light colours (red, amber/yellow, and green) are possible capsicum colours but not all capsicum colours are represented in traffic lights (purple, orange, white etc.)
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ZoteTheMighty@lemmy.zip · 50 pts · 242d
Finally, a real shower thought instead of a thinly veiled political commentary.
PapaStevesy@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 242d
Idk, I think it may be about race, sounds kinda woke to me...
Kyuuketsuki@sh.itjust.works · 27 pts · 242d
Not sure I've seen an orange, white, brown or purple traffic light before!
FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca · 13 pts · 242d
I've only seen red, yellow, and green bell peppers. Maybe orange
Kyuuketsuki@sh.itjust.works · 19 pts · 242d
Red, orange, yellow and green are all the same varient, but at different ripenesses. The others are different varients.
Mostly just a novelty. Throw in a bit more colour, if available.
SatyrSack@quokk.au · 17 pts · 242d
Red bell peppers are just ripe green bell peppers, yes. But yellow, orange, etc. are actually distinct varieties. These are indeed all from the same species of plant, though.
PapaStevesy@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 242d
I just looked it up and there's also apparently a "permagreen" variety that obviously doesn't turn red, making it all even more confusing!
SkyezOpen@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 242d
Maybe I'm dumb but I sampled all of them raw and orange definitely taste the best.
PapaStevesy@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 242d
They definitely have differences in flavor, I had an executive chef that absolutely hated green bell peppers. The "underripe" green bell is much more vegetal than it's sweeter, ripened red form, which has had more time to develop natural sugars. Like a banana. In fact, peppers and bananas are both technically berries, botanically speaking! Raspberries and strawberries aren't though? lol
JoMiran@lemmy.ml · 26 pts · 242d
Orange bell peppers be like...
Kolanaki@pawb.social · 5 pts · 242d
SLOOOOOW DOOOOOWN!!
LovingHippieCat@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 241d
There are some people who constantly see the yellow lights as orange lights for some unknown reason and their partner then immediately pokes fun at them every time they mention the wrong color. For those people the orange bell pepper gets referenced a bunch.
::: spoiler spoiler I am one of those people :::.
Rooster326@programming.dev · 2 pts · 241d
captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 241d
Something something they're technically "amber" not "yellow"?
justaman123@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 242d
I guess we should make the follow cars in front of you light they want to use for smart cars just make the whole light orange
Duamerthrax@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 241d
victorz@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 241d
Those
peoplepurple ones are amazing looking.[Leaving that autocorrection in, because it was great lol]
Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 242d
Green: Go ahead and eat it.
Yellow: Caution. Delicious.
Red: Stop not eating them.
Quetzalcutlass@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 242d
Your comment gives serious You Suck At Cooking vibes.
rmuk@feddit.uk · 4 pts · 241d
"What, do you think it's coincidence that 'sauté' rhymes with 'all day'? Because I do."
Words to live by.
#justiceforpimblokto
captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 241d
Fun fact: Bell peppers are tasty.
nodoze313@lemmynsfw.com · 12 pts · 241d
Traffic lights are the same colors as a subset of bell peppers?
EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com · 6 pts · 242d
I've even seen 3-packs of peppers sold this way, with a green, yellow, and red
Bonesince1997@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 242d
Giving me mixed signals
aarch64@programming.dev · 5 pts · 242d
My local grocery store sells them like this, they're actually labelled as traffic light peppers!
hansolo@lemmy.today · 5 pts · 242d
There's some South African grocery chains that sold a 3 pack of red, yellow, green bell peppers.
Also, for some reason SA calls traffic lights "robots." Supposedly, it's because when traffic cops were replaced by signals, it was a "robotic traffic signal."
So when you add these two things, you get...
https://greenwaysonline.co.za/product/robot-peppers/
https://kananaveggies.co.za/product/robot-peppers/
https://www.pnp.co.za/harvest-fresh-robot-peppers/p/000000000000421027_EA
Psythik@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 242d
So are mangos. (mangoes?)
SatyrSack@quokk.au · 3 pts · 242d
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_pepper
What the hell, y'all?
Psythik@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 242d
That's...not what I was talking about...
db2@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 242d
That sounds like a troll. Check the edit log.
OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 242d
No. It’s true. I lived in Cincinnati for a while. They do indeed call bell peppers mangoes. Makes no damn sense but then neither did much of what I saw in Cincinnati.
LanguageIsCool@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 241d
ZoDoneRightNow@kbin.earth · 4 pts · 242d
I've seen them sold in 3 packs as "traffic light capsicums" with a red, green and yellow one. I would have written the showerthought the other way around though as all traffic light colours (red, amber/yellow, and green) are possible capsicum colours but not all capsicum colours are represented in traffic lights (purple, orange, white etc.)
guy_threepwood@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 241d
Are bell peppers in Japan Blue?
tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 241d
They say blue for the green traffic light but they call a lot of things blue that are more green (like plant shoots are called blue)
AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space · 2 pts · 241d
Some supermarkets sell packages of 3 labelled as “Traffic light”
victorz@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 241d
But in reverse!
I don't like green ones. They taste unripe. No go!
Yellow, meh, better but a bit bitter still. Hol-up!
Red: lessgooo!
statler_waldorf@sopuli.xyz · 1 pts · 241d
So are bananas.