pepper

For cooking, a hole is poked in the pepper beforehand to keep expanding hot air from bursting the pepper. It may be skewered then broiled (grilled), or pan-fried in oil, stewed in a soy sauce, or simply eaten raw in a salad or as a condiment. It is thin-skinned and will blister.

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