Julie Bove wrote:
>Kalmia wrote:
>
>> look for deeper color, or go for size alone? My market sells them by the
>> piece, not weight. I wondered if color affects taste, ripeness or? I
>> have seen ppl weighing a few peppers for the better buy, but the
>> difference is minuscule.
>
>If you mean a bell, I generally would look for a bigger one but I also will
>not buy any that are mushy. I know plenty of people who will buy the mushy
>or wrinkled ones saying they are fine for cooking. I won't. So if all of
>the larger ones are that way I will go for the next biggest that is firm.

I don't buy red bells at market, or any of those different colors they
call Holland peppers, they're pricey and haven't much flavor, the ones
I eat I grow myself... market peppers are no comparison to home grown,
even green ones at market taste blah. A few times I bought those
cello bags of four peppers of different colors, they are totally
tasteless... they add color to a dish but zero flavor.
These are red peppers:
http://i62.tinypic.com/i5vkah.jpg