[Sca-cooks] peppers vs. chilies

[Terry Decker]

In English, it is an artificial distinction.  The terms chili, chile, and 
pepper are used interchangeably.  Chili pepper, hot pepper, black pepper, 
white pepper etc., etc. are ways to distinguish between Piper nigrum and 
Capsicum fructens or Capsicum annum and their various processed forms.

Alton is specifying his definitions to avoid confusion.

Bear

>   Margaret Northwode declared:
>> > two varieties of peppers
>>
>> Whoops - chiles.
>>
>> Alton Brown would roast me with a side of cheese dip or something.
>
> Okay, so what is the difference between "peppers" and "chilies"?
>
> I've often heard "chili peppers" as well.
>
> Stefan