Vegetable
Bell Pepper
About This Entry
Bell pepper adds sweet capsicum crunch raw or roasted — ratatouille and fajitas favor fruity reds, rosé, and unoaked whites.
Wine Pairing Explanation
Primary wine styles
Alternative wine styles
Common Culinary Uses
- onion
- parmigiano_reggiano
- tomato
At a Glance
Group
Nightshades
Classification
Vegetables
Culinary role
fruit vegetable
Scientific name
Capsicum annuum
Scientific Classification
- Display name
- Bell Pepper
- Classification
- Vegetables
- Group
- Nightshades
- Scientific name
- Capsicum annuum
Taxonomy
- Culinary role
- fruit vegetable
- Plant part
- fruit vegetable
- Texture
- crisp
- Moisture class
- high
- Flavor intensity
- mild
- Seasonality
- summer