What Are Purple Peppers?
Peppers are the edible fruits of the plants that belong to the Capsicum family. This family is quite diverse and includes sweet bell peppers and hot and spicy chili peppers. The majority of pepper plants are available in various colors including red, green, yellow, orange, white, and the beautiful, lesser-known purple variety.
Originating in Central and South America, peppers were soon introduced to the rest of the world by European explorers. They rapidly gained immense popularity. Purple peppers thrive in warm, sunny environments and moist soil. They can be grown outdoors, in a greenhouse, in small containers, or even in a bright spot inside your home.
Serve purple peppers fresh in salads, dips, and salsa to retain their distinctive color.
Are Purple Peppers Edible?
Do not be intimated by their exotic appearance. Purple peppers are not only edible but delicious too! Most pepper varieties are initially green and then they develop a deep purple before turning red once fully matured.
This means that you are eating a pepper during its second phase of growth. Similarly, you can eat green peppers, which are technically unripe, but are still perfectly okay to consume.
