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Food & Drink > What Do You Know About Capsicum? and Do You Care?
 

What Do You Know About Capsicum? and Do You Care?


Or for that matter Cowboy Caviar??

Capsicum

 

"The large, mild form is called "red (bell) pepper", "green (bell) pepper", or just "bell pepper" (depending on color) in North America and the United Kingdom and typically "capsicum" in New Zealand,[8]AustraliaSingapore and India. The fruit is called peperoni or "paprika" in some other countries (although paprika can also refer to the powdered spice made from various capsicums)." (From Wikipedia.)

 

The ingredients in this jar are: reconstituted Tomato (43%), Onion (fresh & rehydrated), roasted Capsicum (13%) rehydrated red pepper, sugar, reconstituted lemon juice concentrate, rice bran oil, vinegar, citrus fibre, salt, ginger, spices, smoked paprika, locust bean gum (410) mineral salt.

 

(An aside: one should never read the ingredients in a jar of food!)

 

In any case, how do I know if I am eating American, Australian or New Zealand capsicums?

 

Then I went to coles.com.au   (https://shop.coles.com.au/a/a-national/everything/search/Coles%20Capsicium%20chutney?pageNumber=1)  and that confused me even more. It says "Sorry no results have been found for 'Coles Capsicum chutney'

 

So what am I eating? Who made it? Is it an Australian or New Zealand plot to rid the world of Americans?  Or just the opposite? Why aren't red peppers just red peppers?

 

And then we have Cowboy Caviar but that’s another post!

And this is here for no reason at all!




 

 

posted on Feb 8, 2018 6:35 AM ()

Comments:

I never thought of cowboy caviar being sold in jars.
comment by troutbend on Feb 8, 2018 6:43 PM ()
Everything is sold in jars these days--everything!
reply by greatmartin on Feb 8, 2018 7:17 PM ()

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