Eating spicy food can spark a variety of reactions: a euphoric buzz, a racing heart, a tingling tongue, gastrointestinal apocalypse, existential dread, and tears of pain/joy. A gullet full of ...

Green bell peppers are more bitter because they’re less ripe than their sweeter, red counterparts. Generally, the darker the pepper, the more nutrients you’ll get.

Bell peppers are sweet rather than spicy, and like onions, garlic, and celery, often help to round out dishes. This is why they're commonly used in dishes like shrimp fajitas, pepper steak, and ...

Green peppers offer a sharper bite than their sweeter cousins. Their more bracing bitterness plays well in spicy foods, such as fajitas, or rich ones, such as pizza.

It’s understandable. Next to its older siblings in blazing red, orange and yellow, the green bell pepper has never had the best reputation. But, if you’re trying to capture the edge of ...