What's the Difference between Green Pepper and Red Pepper?

Pepper is one of the indispensable spices in daily life, ranking first among the "thirteen spices". Pepper, an ancient name of Zanthoxylum bungeanum, belongs to Rutaceae. It is a kind of deciduous shrub or small tree with thick and fragrant stems, branches, leaves, and seeds originating in China. If pepper is used as a seasoning, it can remove the fishy smell of various types of meat, promote saliva secretion, increase appetite, promote blood vessel expansion, and thus play a role in lowering blood pressure. As a condiment, Chinese prickly ash can not only remove the fishy smell of dishes but also increase the fragrance and stimulate your taste buds. But when we went to buy peppers, we found that it was divided into green pepper and red pepper. What's the difference between them? 

The difference between a green pepper and red pepper

Although the appearance of green pepper and red pepper is similar, they are different varieties. Green peppers are grayish green, while red peppers are brownish red or purplish red.

Although in the duration of the hemp flavor, red peppers can not be compared with green peppers. However, in terms of oil yield and fragrance, red peppers have much more advantages than green peppers. Therefore, green peppers will have a slightly bitter taste when eaten.

How to choose green peppers and red peppers?

Green pepper is more suitable for cold dishes because it is more fragrant and numb. Of course, when adding green pepper, you should crush it, otherwise, the taste of it will not be released.

Red pepper is suitable for making spicy dishes. Of course, although the hemp flavor is less, it is more mellow. Therefore, when making big dishes, they usually put some red pepper.