Can rainbow peppers be eaten raw? Points to note before eating them raw

Chili pepper is a relatively common vegetable and seasoning, and many households buy quite a few chili peppers. The rainbow pepper is one type of chili pepper. So can rainbow peppers be eaten raw? How do you make them taste good?

1. Can rainbow peppers be eaten raw?

Rainbow peppers can be eaten raw, but eaten raw they may be a little spicy, and some people may find that hard to take. Rainbow peppers are rich in vitamins A, B and C as well as β-carotene, sugars, fiber, calcium, phosphorus and iron, which can help boost immunity.

2. How do you make rainbow peppers taste good?

Rainbow peppers pickled in soy sauce

Ingredients: rainbow peppers, soy sauce, rock sugar, garlic.

1. Wash the rainbow peppers and sun-dry them for two days, until the skins are a little wrinkled.

2. Wash a glass container; the glass container must be free of water and oil.

3. Add the rainbow peppers, garlic, rock sugar and soy sauce.

4. Seal it well, then open it after a week and fish around, pressing down the peppers that float to the top, and put it in a cool place. In hot weather it will be pickled in about half a month. Served with congee, it is crisp, spicy and sour.

3. How do you grow rainbow peppers?

1. Soil: rainbow peppers are not demanding about the growing medium; they just need a sandy soil that is rich, fertile, organic and loose with good drainage. The nutrient soil sold at flower markets is generally suitable for growing rainbow peppers. You can also mix your own growing medium for rainbow peppers; the simplest nutrient soil recipe: mix garden soil 5, leaf mold 4 and sand 1.

2. Watering: rainbow peppers like a warm, slightly moist, sunny growing environment. When watering rainbow peppers, follow the “water when dry, stop when wet” principle. Rainbow peppers have a weak root system and are neither drought-tolerant nor waterlogging-tolerant, so during the growing period just keep the potting soil slightly moist, and during the flowering and fruiting period increase the amount of water a little.

3. Fertilizing: rainbow peppers are not demanding about fertilizer. During the growing period, apply a thin organic fertilizer once every half month, and during the flowering and fruiting period you can top-dress with a thin liquid fertilizer mixed with potassium and phosphorus.

Rainbow peppers can be both ornamental and edible, and their ornamental value is very high, which has attracted many people to love them. If you like them, you can grow rainbow peppers yourself.