Bell peppers and banana peppers fall into this category. The Longum Group produces hot peppers, chili and cayenne, for example. The hotness of peppers is produced by a substance called capsaicin . Hot peppers are usually grown in warmer regions. Paprika is made from a mild variety of a hot pepper.
Hot peppers are one of the few spices that originally grew in the Americas.
Most other spices came from the Old World. Send questions, comments, and corrections to the webmaster .