Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Capsicum

Capsicum (or pepper in the US, Canada and United Kingdom) is a genus of plants from the nightshade family (Solanaceae) native to the Americas, where it was cultivated for thousands of years by the people of the tropical Americas, and is now cultivated worldwide. Some of the members of Capsicum are used as spices, vegetables, and medicines. The fruit of Capsicum plants have a variety of names depending on place and type. They are commonly called chilli pepper, red or green pepper, or sweet pepper in Britain, and typically just capsicum in Australian and Indian English. The large mild form is called bell pepper in the US and Canada. They are called paprika in some other countries (although paprika can also refer to the powdered spice made from various capsicum fruit).
The color of capsicum (vegetable) grown in Cameron Highlands can be green, red, yellow, orange and, more rarely, white, purple, blue, and brown, depending on when they are harvested and the specific cultivar. Green peppers are unripe bell peppers, while the others are all ripe, with the color variation based on cultivar selection. Because they are unripe, green peppers are less sweet and slightly bitter.

Pls check the weekly price update for the latest price of capsicum.




Cameron Highlands Red Capsicum(vegetable)


Cameron Highlands Capsicum(vegetable)






Capsicum Annum Flower



Cameron Highlands Capsicum Plant

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