irelephant [he/him]🍭@lemm.eeM to Éire / Ireland@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoAmerican recipes are annoyinglemm.eeimagemessage-square91linkfedilinkarrow-up1283
arrow-up1283imageAmerican recipes are annoyinglemm.eeirelephant [he/him]🍭@lemm.eeM to Éire / Ireland@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square91linkfedilink
minus-squarescutiger@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoCapsicum is also the family of the plant, so it makes sense to call it that. It could also be that the name was taken from the French (or other language maybe) “poivron” which is pretty close to “poivre,” which is the word for pepper/peppercorn.
Capsicum is also the family of the plant, so it makes sense to call it that.
It could also be that the name was taken from the French (or other language maybe) “poivron” which is pretty close to “poivre,” which is the word for pepper/peppercorn.