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Green capsicum is definitely the inferior capsicum
FYI - it's the same plant, just harvested at different times. Greens are harvested early, yellow orange are mid ripe and red are the ripest.
I only learned this a couple of years ago.
Yep. Its legit. Green capsicae are unripe, usually red capsicae harvested early. The red ones, the yellow ones and the black ones are different varieties - all at ripe stage. Bull horn (red or yellow) caps are two more different varieties again. Don't get me started on aubergines.
We agree on most things...but it's eggplant. None of this aubergine jive
Only once in my life have I seen an aubergine that actually looked like an egg. Unless you think eggs are 20 cm long and black.
my whole life has been a lie.
I have never recovered from learning that
They should leave the green ones on until they're done
That's only half right. Green are unripe fruit of any variety, but the yellow, orange and red are different varieties.
For real? Learning heaps about this veggie.