barbaral@tekig1.UUCP (Barbara Lee) (03/16/84)
What are the similarities/differences between: red pepper cayenne pepper black pepper chili powder white pepper hot red pepper red chili pepper ???
michaelk@azure.UUCP (Michael Kersenbrock) (03/18/84)
Pepper plants produce berries like a cherry tree would. The same plant makes green,black and/or white pepper. The unripe berries are used for "green pepper". Black pepper is "just" ripe berries that have been dried out. White pepper (which is milder) is the seed *inside* of the berry (rather than the whole thing). The seed is removed from the berry by soaking or fermenting them. Pink pepper isn't pepper at all, but is from an unrelated weed. For more info, read the pepper article in the current issue (Mar '84) of Cuisine Magazine. Mike Kersenbrock Tektronix Microcomputer Development Products Aloha, Oregon P.S. - Yes, they aren't really berries, but are "drupes".
rcd@opus.UUCP (03/19/84)
<> > What are the similarities/differences between: > red pepper > cayenne pepper > black pepper > chili powder > white pepper > hot red pepper > red chili pepper > ??? First things first - "pepper" has two meanings which are very far apart (coincidentally, just as does "Indian"). One sort of pepper is, or is made from, pepperCORNs - the little round critters, about 1/8" diameter or so. Into this category fall familiar black pepper and white pepper. These are made from two types of peppercorn. You may also find peppercorns of somewhat different variety, or harvested at different times in their growth, which give green peppercorns, pink/red peppercorns, and others - but these are comparatively rare. The other object named "pepper" is the family of vegetables of which the "bell pepper" or "green pepper" is a member. If the word "chili" or "chile" appears in the name, it's one of these. Cayenne and chili powder are made from different types of red chile pepper (most types turn red as they ripen), dried and ground to powder. However, "chili powder" is often a mixture of a dried ground pepper with some combination of salt, oregano, cumin, garlic powder, onion powder, etc. -- {hao,ucbvax,allegra}!nbires!rcd