chili pepper

Genus: Capsicum Family: frutescens

The Chili Pepper is one of the most common, and most loved, spices in the world. Many books have been written entirely on chili peppers, such as Peppers and The Pepper Garden.
Chili Peppers are also called "hot" peppers, because they usually contain an ingredient called capsaicin (the Bell pepper being an exception, since it lacks the gene to produce capsaicin).
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