Peppers - Hot & Spicy or Cool & Sweet

If you research the history of peppers, you'll find most of the articles are on chili peppers. But there are hundreds of varieties in three basic types of pepper: black pepper, sweet peppers, and hot peppers. Whether you like spicy foods or cool, refreshing flavors there's a pepper just for you. Black pepper originates from India while the other types originated from the Americas. Black pepper is considered a spice while sweet and hot peppers are fruits.

Black pepper, or Piper nigrum, is a really famous spice, responsible for the rise and fall of kingdoms. It was one of the reasons Christopher...