Matthew Maran / Red bell pepper on white background.

Pal Hermansen / Vegetable market with Green bell peppers (Capsicum annuum) Havana, Cuba, January.

Pal Hermansen / Peppers (Capsicum annuum) and Aubergines (Solanum melongena) at market stall, Aix-en-Provence, France.

Juan Manuel Borrero / Aji Dulce (Capsicum sp.) peppers harvested fo sale at Market of Belen. Iquitos. Loreto. Peru October 2009

Gary K. Smith / Selection of freshly picked organic Sweet and Chilli Peppers, in rustic basket on country kitchen table, UK

Gary K. Smith / Home grown greenhouse peppers {Capsicum annuum} 'lany', freshly picked in bowl, ready for kitchen, UK

Gary K. Smith / Selection of freshly picked organic Sweet and Chilli Peppers, in rustic basket on country kitchen table, UK

Gary K. Smith / Selection of freshly picked organic Sweet and Chilli Peppers, in rustic basket on country kitchen table, UK

Gary K. Smith / Freshly picked home grown organic Sweet Peppers and Tomatoes, in rustic trug on country kitchen table, UK

Gary K. Smith / Freshly picked home grown organic Sweet Peppers and Tomatoes, in rustic basket on country kitchen table, UK

Gary K. Smith / Freshly picked home grown organic Sweet Peppers and Tomatoes, in rustic basket on country kitchen table, UK

Gary K. Smith / Home grown greenhouse harvest of Sweet peppers, chilli peppers and tomatoes in a rustic blue trug, UK, August