What is the difference between a chilli and a pepper?

Question

What is the difference between a chilli and a pepper?

Answer 1

Chilli is from the capsicum family and a pepper is from a pepper plant.

Answer 2

I thought it was simply regional terms for the same and different-but-interchangeable things, but I'm not certain.

Answer 3

since peppercorn ancestors a pepper  & a chilli very is different. but it's has been live to neighbour in farm.

Answer 4

The chili pepper, chilli pepper, or chili, is the fruit of the plants from the genus Capsicum, which are members of the nightshade family, Solanaceae. Even though chilis may be thought of as a vegetable, their culinary usage is, generally, a spice, the part of the plant that is usually harvested is the fruit, and botany considers the plant a berry shrub.

The name, which is spelled differently in many regions (chili, chile, or chilli), comes from Nahuatl chīlli via the Spanish word chile. The term chili in most of the world refers exclusively to the smaller, hot types of capsicum. The mild larger types are called bell pepper in the United States, Canada (and sometimes the United Kingdom), sweet pepper in Britain and Ireland, capsicum in India and Australasia, and paprika in many European countries. Finally, bell peppers are often named simply by their colour (e.g. green or red pepper).

They are of the same species, but are cultivated to be different, leading to the many different variaties. So, in short, a chilli pepper and a bell pepper are of the same species, however a chilli pepper has been selectively bred to become spicy, whereas a bell pepper is sweet. It's kind of confusing.

Answer 5

Chilli is spicy and a pepper is seasony... I don't know... but great question. kept me thinking.

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Answer 6

i dont htink there is much difference because there are chilli peppers lol