Red Bell Pepper is a photograph by Robert Bales which was uploaded on March 20th, 2014.
Red Bell Pepper
One of our winter peppers grown in Yuma Arizona. It was planted in November and picked the first of March.
A wonderful combination of tangy... more
by Robert Bales
Title
Red Bell Pepper
Artist
Robert Bales
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Photograph - Photo
Description
One of our winter peppers grown in Yuma Arizona. It was planted in November and picked the first of March.
A wonderful combination of tangy taste and crunchy texture, sweet bell peppers are the Christmas ornaments of the vegetable world with their beautifully shaped glossy exterior that comes in a wide array of vivid colors ranging from green, red, yellow, orange, purple, brown to black. Despite their varied palette, all are the same plant, known scientifically as Capsicum annuum. They are members of the nightshade family, which also includes potatoes, tomatoes and eggplant. Sweet peppers are plump, bell-shaped vegetables featuring either three or four lobes. Green and purple peppers have a slightly bitter flavor, while the red, orange and yellows are sweeter and almost fruity. Paprika can be prepared from red bell peppers (as well as from chili peppers). Bell peppers are not 'hot'. The primary substance that controls "hotness" in peppers is called capsaicin, and it's found in very small amounts in bell peppers. Although peppers are available throughout the year, they are most abundant and tasty during the summer and early fall months.
Bell pepper, also known as sweet pepper or a pepper (in the United Kingdom and Ireland) and capsicum (in India, Australia and New Zealand), is a cultivar group of the species Capsicum annuum. Cultivars of the plant produce fruits in different colors, including red, yellow, orange, green, chocolate/brown, vanilla/white, and purple. Bell peppers are sometimes grouped with less pungent pepper varieties as "sweet peppers". Peppers are native to Mexico, Central America and northern South America. Pepper seeds were later carried to Spain in 1493 and from there spread to other European, African and Asian countries. Today, China is the world's largest pepper producer, followed by Mexico and Indonesia
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March 20th, 2014
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Comments (34)
Christopher James
Congratulation.....your wonderful work has been featured in the 1000 Views on 1 Image Group ..... Feel free to place your featured image in the Features Archive and any Genre specific Archive l/f/p
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks, Christopher, for the feature congrats, comment, invite and the promotion!!
John Bailey
Congratulations on being featured in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Nick Boren
The are delicious and you captured this one nicely Robert... very nice detail. fv
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks for the nice comment Nick. and the FV!! It was from our winter garden in Yuma.
Beverly Guilliams
Wonderful image, Robert...Nice to know they grow to well here, have to try that......v
Robert Bales replied:
We have grew them every year that we were in Yuma. Thanks for the comments and the vote!
Jean OKeeffe dba Macro Abundance Art
Nice image, congratulations for your home page feature in Excellent Self Taught Artists! v