Long pepper is a popular product that has found wide application in many industries. There are many varieties of peppers. This culture has a beneficial effect on the human body and has a wide spectrum of action. It is used in the food industry and traditional medicine.
Sweet varieties
Long sweet peppers are usually assigned to one of three groups: they are early, medium and late. Almost all varieties contain vitamins of groups B and C, minerals useful for the circulatory system. Early varieties include the following:
- Marconi This culture grows in bush form, the plant height reaches 90 cm. Cone-shaped peppers, have a length of 22 cm, and weigh about 200 g. In adulthood, they have a red color. The pulp is juicy and tender.
- Orien. The height of the plant is about 60 cm. The shape of the pepper is elongated. The length of the fruit is 24 cm, the mass reaches 140 g. Over time, light green pepper becomes bright red. The fruits have excellent taste.
- Sweet banana The tops of the bushes rise 65 cm above the ground. Fruits in adulthood are colored orange-red. Pepper grows up to 17 cm in length, resembles a banana in shape, which is why it got its name. The fruits weigh about 250 g. They have a juicy pulp and a delicate aroma.
Among the middle varieties, a variety called the Red Elephant stands out. The bushes are quite high, grow up to 90 cm. The fruits have the shape of an elongated cone. A distinctive feature of this variety is a glossy shine on the surface of yellow, and in ripeness - dark red fruits. The length reaches 22 cm, the weight of peppers is on average 150 g. A light pepper aroma comes from the pulp.
The Red Horn variety is a late variety of long pepper. Bushes have a height of 1 meter or more. In shape, the elongated fruits resemble a cylinder with a pointed tip. The pulp is dense, but very juicy.
Long red pepper Python is also late. Fruits can reach a length of 30 cm, their weight is about 50-60 g. The bush is tall, grows up to 1.5 m. Despite the fact that this variety looks like hot pepper varieties, Python has a sweetish flesh.
Hot pepper
The most popular are the sharp varieties of peppers. These include the Draco f1 hybrid used for pickling. Fruits outwardly resemble long trunks. The surface is smooth and glossy. At maturity, pepper has a dark red color.
Particularly popular was the long pepper Pippali, whose homeland is India. This culture has very sharp fruits, which are necessary for the preparation of national Indian dishes. Pepper has an anti-inflammatory, tonic, anti-allergic, expectorant effect. In addition to all of the above, it helps to speed up metabolism and improves the condition of the circulatory system. An interesting fact is that Pippali contains piperlongumin. This substance prevents the occurrence of cancerous tumors.
Beneficial features
Long pepper is a very healthy product. It contains a large amount of nutrients necessary for the normal functioning of the human body. Essential oil gives the vegetable a strong spicy aroma. Bell pepper has a pungent, burning taste due to its high content of tar, piperine and alkaloids.
Fruits have antimicrobial, antibacterial, antioxidant and antiseptic properties. Because of this, long pepper is useful for people suffering from gout, rheumatism, arthritis, asthma. It can be used for laryngitis, bronchitis and a mild cold. The product improves the general well-being of a person with diabetes, malaria and tuberculosis.
Pepper in small quantities helps improve intestinal function, namely it relieves constipation, removes toxins from the body, eliminates bloating and flatulence, and also has anthelmintic properties. This product has an expectorant and stimulating effect. It improves the condition of the liver, as it helps to eliminate stagnation. Pepper increases potency, and also stimulates brain activity. Scientists advise to include it in the diet for epilepsy, paralysis, lumbago, sciatica, tumors of the abdominal cavity.
Application
Hot pepper is an ingredient in milk broth. This drink is taken for asthma and chronic diseases of the respiratory system. For medicinal purposes, a mixture of honey with 2-3 fruits is used. Take this remedy 1-2 times a day. If you have problems with the respiratory system or you suffer from a cold, you can prepare another remedy. Spice is ground to a powder state. 2 tablespoons of the resulting substance is poured into a jar and add 200 ml of honey, necessarily natural. The tool is taken 1 teaspoon 3-4 times a day, washed down with warm milk or tea.
Using long pepper, the preparation "Trikatu" is prepared, which translates as "Three spices." The ingredients of this tool are black pepper, ginger root and long varieties of pepper. All this is mixed and used to improve digestion. With the help of "Trikatu" they fight intestinal disorders, colic, vomiting, nausea and increased gas formation. This tool helps to get rid of fungal diseases, establish metabolism, improve blood circulation. "Trikatu" is used in the fight against excess weight.
Cooking Application
Various varieties of long pepper have found application in cooking. This spice has a burning, but sweet taste. It is used for pickling meat and canning vegetables, added to the first and second courses, pickles. Even tea and sweets cannot do without pepper! Seasoning not only promotes the awakening of appetite, but also has a beneficial effect on the digestive system.
Before adding to the finished dish, pepper must be crushed in a mortar. After this seasoning is fried in a dry frying pan. You can oil it a little. Spice is added to other spices, after which pepper is ready to eat.
Recipe
A delicious dish that is prepared using pepper is spicy bean soup puree . To prepare it, you will need half a kilogram of carrots, 1 orange, a little cilantro and canned beans, 1 tablespoon of ginger powder and twice as much vegetable oil, 2 teaspoons of the spice mix for Indian cuisine, 5 glasses of water, a glass of coconut milk. Ground pepper is another essential ingredient. There is no need to use long pepper, it can be black or red ground. Salt is added to taste.
First, heat the oil, then fry the carrots over low heat. After that, add ginger and a mixture for Indian cuisine (it is called garam-masala). Squeeze juice from an orange, pour it into a pan or pan in which the carrots were fried. After everything boils, coconut milk and beans are added to the mixture.
When the resulting product boils, it is removed from the fire. After a while, all the ingredients are ground, you can do it right in the pan. After that, spices and salt are added to the soup, and immediately before serving, sprinkle with cilantro.
Contraindications
Long pepper has a lot of useful properties, but not everyone can use this product. Spice will have to be abandoned to people who suffer from kidney diseases and inflammation of the bladder. Anemia, allergies, gastritis, and an ulcer can also be a reason why you can’t eat pepper.