Keep this rhyme in mind: The more bumps you see, the sweeter the pepper will be.
He explains that plants produceflowersthataremale or female, and its these flowers that produce the fruit.
But the fruit (the pepper) is neither male nor female.
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Its in the flowers, Schueller says, that the secret to sweetness lies.
More pollination leads to more lobes in the fruit.
But Schueller stands firm that the flower makes the biggest difference in the eventual sweetness of a raw pepper.
Just remember, the more lobes they have, the sweeter they are, Schueller says.
