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AOC Piment d' Espelette Basque Chilli Pepper
Seeds
Are you buying the genuine
Piment d' Espelette Basque Chilli Pepper seeds?
Only Espelette
Products
Stamped
With This Logo Are The Genuine
Piment d 'Espelette AOC Powders, Seeds and Pods
Our basque d' espelette seeds are sold with a certificate of authenticity
and are from what is considered the best pimento growing district in the Espelette Basque AOC area.
The Genuine Espelette pepper is grown only in 10 areas: Ainhoa,
Cambo-les-Bains, Espelette, Halsou, Jatxou, itxassou, Larressore, Pée
Saint-sur-Nivelle, and Souraïde Ustaritz.
Our
Espelette Basque Chilli Pepper seeds are
from the most prized growing area in the Piment D' Espelette Basque AOC.
Originally from South America, it seems that the pepper
was imported in 1650 by a Basque navigator who accompanied Christopher
Columbus. After years of studies and tests 2000 saw the recognition of the
AOC Piment d' Espelette. The appellation was enhanced in 2002 by obtaining the
European PDO, Protected Designation of Origin (PDO)
This means that the seeds are protected and can only be grown in the
areas mentioned above and is against the law to grow to sell seeds and
name them
as Espelette Basque Chilli Pepper
Products/Seeds.
Basque chilli pepper production is managed by the
Department of Fraud which guarantees the origin of the
Espelette Basque Chilli Pepper pods,
powder and seeds.
The Basque chilli pepper is more aromatic and sweet than
hot. Espelette chilli peppers are tied with string the strings of
peppers are hung in the kitchens to dry. Once dried they are
ground to a powder which is very much prized around the world in the
home and in many restaurant kitchens.
In the kitchen, this spice substitute is for providing pepper spice and
perfume to all your meals.
The chilli is used in Basque Cuisine to give taste to the simplest
dishes such as omelettes, fried eggs, grilled sardines or salads…
Sprinkled on grilled goat or sheep cheese, the Basque chilli breathes
out its blend of flavours. We always add a pinch of Espelette chilli
powder in Basque recipes such as “piperade”, “axoa” or “marmitako”.
Basque chilli can have a fruity tomato flavour or a dry hay scent, but
what makes it special is the aromatic aspect of it, rather than its
intensity.
Depending on the Summer the Espelette chilli pepper plant grows between
60cm and 1.5m high producing between 15 to 30 fruit per plant.
10 seeds £2.50 |
