Male or Female? fact check: Posts have been circulating on social media, which claim that it is possible to tell the “gender” of a bell pepper by the number of bumps on the bottom, and that “female” peppers are sweeter than male peppers. This claim is false. Parts of the flower that a pepper comes from are male or female, but the pepper itself is neither, and the number of lobes and sweetness depend on variety, growing conditions and ripeness.
Draxacoffilus on February 19th, 2023 at 04:58 UTC »
Is that meant to be rude, or do I just have a dirty mind?
EponymousPancake on February 19th, 2023 at 07:32 UTC »
Anyone else creeped out by the seeds?
Affectionate_Ad540 on February 19th, 2023 at 09:31 UTC »
Male or Female? fact check: Posts have been circulating on social media, which claim that it is possible to tell the “gender” of a bell pepper by the number of bumps on the bottom, and that “female” peppers are sweeter than male peppers. This claim is false. Parts of the flower that a pepper comes from are male or female, but the pepper itself is neither, and the number of lobes and sweetness depend on variety, growing conditions and ripeness.