What does a healthy pepper look like?
There are thousands of varieties of peppers, and they come in a truly wide range of shapes, sizes and colours. As a general rule, a healthy pepper should be well-shaped, firm, with a deep colour and shiny skin. The skin of the pepper should be taut and unwrinkled, and its stem fresh and green. Avoid peppers that have soft or sunken areas, slashes or black spots, or which look soft or limp.
