What is the difference between red and green capsicum apart from the colour?!
What is the difference between red and green capsicum apart from the colour?
I have noticed that some recipes choose one or the other or they say to use both. Does it matter which one I use when the recipe only asks for one colour? Does it matter if I only use one colour if the recipe asks for both? Why are the green capsicum always cheaper than the red?
Answers:
Red and Green Peppers (Capsicums) are exactly the same fruit of the capsicum plant, only the green is picked earlier and when the green matures it goes red, as with any mature fruit the longer it is on the plant the sweeter it gets and the longer it stays, the longer it has to pay rent to the farmer. Hence the higher price. If you can use both, use them, if you can't then dont, the red pepper adds great colour and taste as does the green, but dont break the bank for the sake of colour. If you can afford it use both, I have found that there is always a plentiful supply of fresh peppers at the grocery store, so only buy what you need when you need it.
Good question and enjoy your peppers.......
In my experience red capsicum (bell peppers) are a little sweeter than green. I'm not quite sure why red, or any other color for that matter, is more expensive than green
The red is sweeter because it's ripe. Green bell peppers are technically still immature. Greens don't have to spend as long on the plant before harvesting.
In general, there won't be a huge difference in taste if the pepper isn't the main focus of the dish.