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pimiento peppers Thai chili pepper pepper diversity aji pepper
The science behind spicy foods
red peppers
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plant, genus Capsicum
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The science behind spicy foods
Why hot peppers are hot.
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pimiento peppers
Mild pimiento peppers (Capsicum annuum).
© Shirinov/Shutterstock.com
Thai chili pepper
Thai chili peppers (Capsicum annuum), a cultivar known for its piquant fruits.
Daniel Risacher
pepper diversity
A sampling of the diversity of the pepper genus (Capsicum) at a farmers'...
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aji pepper
Aji pepper.
© Wilfredo Rodríguez (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
red peppers
Red peppers (Capsicum annuum) from which paprika is made
G.R. Roberts
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