Super Short Story #372: Labels
Is it capsicum or chilli?
Or is capsicum a kind of chilli,
because it is sometimes a little hot?
Or is chilli a kind of capsicum,
because it is sometimes not very hot?
From Wikipedia: ‘The piquant (spicy) varieties are commonly called chili peppers, or simply “chillies”. The large, mild form is called red pepper, green pepper, or bell pepper in North America and United Kingdom and typically “capsicum” in New Zealand, Australia, Singapore and India.’