the peppers are like the christmas of the vegetable world, wonderfully shaped ornaments, bright looking and with a variety of vivid colors such as green, red, yellow, purple, orange and even black. despite their varied palette, all belong to the same plant, scientifically known as »capsicum annuum», and are members of the »nightshade» family, which also includes potatoes, tomatoes and eggplants. the peppers are »plump» vegetables, molded in the shape of bell with three or four lobes, but there are other varieties that have a more conical shape and without distinction of wolves. the pepper usually measures between 5 and 13 centimeters in diameter and between 5 and 15 centimeters in length. inside the fleshy tissue there is an inner cavity with seeds, which although edible have a strong bitter taste, and a spongy nucleus. the peppers have a delicious, crunchy and slightly watery texture. the green and purple peppers have a slightly bitter taste, while red, orange and yellow are sweet and almost fruity. the sweet peppers and paprika are prepared from the red peppers. the peppers are like christmas plant, beautifully shaped ornaments, glossy and with a variety of bright colors such as green, red, yellow, purple, orange and even black. despite their varied palette, all belong to the same plant, known scientifically as »capsicum annuum», and are members of the family »nightshade» which also includes potato, tomato and eggplant. the peppers are »plump» vegetables, shaped bell-shaped with three or four lobes, but there are other varieties that have a more conical shape and no distinction of wolves. pimento normally measures between 5 to 13 cm in diameter and between 5 and 15 centimeters in length. within the fleshy tissue there is an inner cavity with seeds, which although edible have a strong bitter taste, and a spongy core.