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dear Americans: what do you call a non-spicy capsicum that isn't bell-shaped. surely not a "non-bell-shaped bell pepper"???
@hikari “a pepper” (distinct from the mass noun “pepper”, which is the ground-up condiment thing)
I feel like you could have derived this from “bell pepper” :-P
@jrose huh, I had assumed referring to non-spicy capsicums as peppers was a UK thing only
@hikari A pepper.
@karen but how do you know it's not spicy then
@hikari There are generally not that many easily-available peppers in stores, it's easy to find out which two or three types are spicy and which ones are not. Otherwise, I'd probably be able to tell if a pepper is spicy based on the fact the signage around it is probably trying to advertise it based on how spicy it is.
@hikari they would be bell peppers regardless of the shape 😇
…do these exist? I thought all fresh peppers other than bell were at least a somewhat spicy?