Here’s a bell pepper guide so you’ll know when to use each of these peppers.
Green Bell Pepper:
This is the least ripened out of the bunch. They’re a bit more bitter and earthy than the others. They’re probably my least favorite.
Yellow Bell Pepper:
This is a little more ripened than the green and it’s great if you want to add some color and a little sweetness to your dish.
Orange Bell Pepper:
Orange and yellow peppers are interchangeable for a lot of recipes since the orange is only moderately sweeter than the yellow.
Red Bell Pepper:
This is the ripest and the sweetest of the bunch, which is why I use this more often in my dishes. It is also the most nutrient-dense of the four options.
Use this guide and the next time you’re at the market, you’ll be able to pick the best pepper for your needs.
– Chef Mike
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I use all of them in rice recipes to diversify my cooking 😂
I always have just used poblanos instead of green bell peppers. I think they taste better.
Green are horrible and taste funny to me when cooked
No….
Green is the best
Thanks bro. I never knew this. Learn something new everyday at age 67.
He picked the worst tasting one. He must be American.
Green is for breakfast, yellow is for salads, orange can go there as well, red goes absolutely amazing on a sando
Green are unripe, but yellow, orange, and red represent different varieties. Peppers don't do from green to yellow to orange to red. They go from green to red or green to orange or green to yellow.
Green in everything for me. 🇯🇲
Thanks for the quick, concise info., and for mentioning the nutrition level – now I feel even better about my love for red chile sauce 😄😋
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Sautéed green pepper delicious on thin sliced roast beef sandwiches. Oregano optional. Red has more vitamins.
Green is trash red is delicious.
Green is my favorite. But what's crazy is red, orange, & yellow bell pepper are more expensive than green bell peppers!!??
Green are my favorite lol
how could you hate green bell pepper brother
They all start off as green and ripen into either red,orange,yellow, or even purple. This video maybe right taste wise but not how they actually grow.
As a chef I highly disagree not using green peppers or as they are known as here capsicum, the green ones are great and fresh in salads and also amazing in salsa as well when making mild ones for people who don't do spice I also love using them diced in my shredded chicken tacos over using red yellow or orange peppers since I don't want the sweetness I just want the flavour in it and the crunch yellow ones are great as well I agree there but I find red peppers are so so sometimes there just too sweet for what I use them for, my shredded chicken tacos are highly recommended btw
Fun fact. If you pick a bell pepper with an even number of bumps on the bottom, it’s a male pepper and will be sweeter than odd numbered, female peppers which spend more time on seed development.
I always pick the cheapest one
Another pepper tip is to check the gender! The one with four bumps are female, meaning more seeds but a sweeter taste, while the ones with three bumps are male and are often better for cooking.
Thank you for the breakdown of the peppers. Totally makes sense!
Thanks
Informative
Italian peppers and onions, use them all at once!
Red for shakshuka
I hate sweetness in my mains. Like I’ll put a lot of chillies and some green peppers in. But if I’m tasting sweetness in a sandwich or dinner then I’m concerned
My grocery store charges different prices based on color
No bruv, green bell peppers go well with so many things. The Chinese have got it down.