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Applications for cayenne pepper
Cayenne pepper has many applications, including:
Sprinkled on seafood and shellfish such as shrimp, scallops and fish
Adds color and heat to sauces, salad dressings, and seasoning mixes
As a topical application for crackers, chips and other snack foods
History of cayenne pepper
Cayenne pepper is a type of capsicum annuum, similar to bell peppers jalapenos. The genus is in the nightshade family, solanaceae. It is believed that the name was derived from either the city Cayenne in French Guiana, which also has a river in its territory with the same name, or from the Tupi language, an Indian tribe in South America.

