Pepper
(Capsicum)
Pepper
Pepper
Selection
Pick young leaves and shoots near the growing point, leaving roots to grow.
Storage
Fruits can be frozen for longer storage.
Preparation
- Wash well before use.
- Can be eaten fresh with other foods.
- Can be added in cooking for heat and flavoring.
- Wash hands thoroughly in soap after touching fruits,as it may cause a burning feeling in the eyes andother sensitive pores.
- Leaves can be eaten raw or cooked with other foods.
- (Bailey, 1992; Rody, 1982)
Photo Source
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Pepper
Chili pepper or hot pepper grows on a small fruit-bearing bush. The fruits and leaves are edible, but only the fruits have a hot taste (Bailey, 1992; Rody, 1982).
Traditional Names
- Chamorro – donne’ pika
- Chuukese – mwik
- Hawaiian – nīoi
- Kosraean – pwepuh fol
- Marshallese – pepa
- Palauan – meringel
- Samoan – polo feu
- Yapese – mwiige