Espelette pepper

Espelette pepper
Drying Espelette peppers
Species	Capsicum annuum
Origin	France

Heat	Medium
Scoville scale	4,000 SHU

The Espelette pepper (French: piment d'Espelette French pronunciation: [pi.mɑ̃ dɛs.pə.lɛt] ; Basque: Ezpeletako biperra) is a variety of Capsicum annuum that is cultivated in the French commune of Espelette, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, traditionally the northern territory of the Basque people.^[1] On 1 June 2000, it was classified as an AOC product and was confirmed as a PDO product on 22 August 2002. Its flavor is described as sweet, fruity, and berry-like with a mild heat.^[2]^[3]

Chili pepper, originating in Central and South America, was introduced into France during the 16th century. After first being used medicinally, it became popular as a condiment and for the conservation of meats. It is now a cornerstone of Basque cuisine, where it has gradually replaced black pepper and it is a key ingredient in piperade.^[4]

AOC espelette peppers are cultivated in the following communes: Ainhoa, Cambo-les-Bains, Espelette, Halsou, Itxassou, Jatxou, Larressore, Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle, Souraïde, and Ustaritz. Piment d'Espelette must be produced from the Gorria variety of Capsicum annuum. Irrigation is prohibited, except for the month after planting and the plant density must be 10,000 to 30,000 plants per hectare. They are harvested in late summer and, in September, characteristic festoons of pepper are hung on balconies and house walls throughout the communes to dry out.^[4] An annual pepper festival organized by Confrérie du Piment d'Espelette, held since 1968 on the last weekend in October, attracts some 20,000 tourists.^[5]^[6]

This pepper attains a maximum grade of only 4,000 on the Scoville scale and is therefore considered only mildly hot. It can be purchased as festoons of fresh or dried peppers, as ground pepper, or puréed or pickled in jars.^[4]

In California in the United States, non-AOC espelette peppers are grown and marketed.^[7]

According to the Syndicat du Piment d’Espelette, the cooperative formed to get the AOC designation, there are 160 producers of AOC Piment d'Espelette that plant 183 hectares (450 acres) and in 2014, they produced 203 tons of powdered Piment d'Espelette and 1,300 tons of raw pepper.^[8]^[9]

Notes

^ Larousse, p. 92.
^ "Piment d'Espelette". World Spice. 2023-11-22. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
^ Kerros, Erwann de (2016-09-20). "FRANCE : The harvest of Espelette pepper". terreexotique.com. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
^ ^a ^b ^c Larousse, p. 804.
^ Smith, Rachel (Aug 21, 2013). "A-Z of unusual ingredients: Espelette pepper". Telegraph. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
^ "Agenda". Piment D'Espelette. Archived from the original on 10 June 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
^ Karp, David (November 17, 2014). "Local Espelette powder comes to Los Angeles farmers' markets". LA Times. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
^ "Despite Floods and a Tough Season Espelette Harvest Yields 1300 Tonnes of Peppers". French News Online. November 2, 2014. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
^ "La filière". Piment d'Espelette. Archived from the original on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2015.

References

(in French) Larousse Gastronomique (1998). Paris: Larousse-Bordas. ISBN 2-03-507300-6
Paprika Tap de Cortí

External links

(in French) Piment d'Espelette, site dedicated to the pepper

v t e Capsicum cultivars
C. annuum var. annuum	Almora Lakhori Mirchi Aleppo Baklouti pepper Banana pepper Banaras Lal Bharwamirch Beaver Dam pepper Bell pepper Bhiwapur Bird's eye Byadagi Cascabel Cayenne Cheongyang Chilaca Cubanelle De árbol Diavoletto d'Abruzzo Dundicut Edayur Er jing tiao Espelette Facing heaven Friggitello Guajillo Guntur Sannam Harmal Hungarian wax Jalapeño Kashmiri red Khola Korean Medusa Mulato Nandurbar Mirchi New Mexico chile Big Jim Chimayó Fresno No. 9 Sandia Santa Fe Grande Padrón Pasilla Peter Peperone crusco Pimiento Poblano Ramnathapuram Mundu Serrano Shishito Siling haba Sirarakhong Hathei
C. annuum var. glabriusculum	Piquín Wild chiltepin
C. chinense	Adjuma Ají dulce Bhut jolokia Carolina Reaper Chocolate habanero Datil Dragon's Breath Fatalii Habanaga Habanero Hainan yellow lantern Infinity Madame Jeanette Nagabon Naga Mircha Naga Morich 'Red Savina' habanero Scotch bonnet Trinidad Moruga scorpion Trinidad scorpion 'Butch T' Pepper X
C. frutescens	African bird's eye Kambuzi Labuyo Malagueta Mizo Tabasco
C. baccatum	Ají Bishop's crown Lemon drop Sweet piquanté pepper
C. pubescens	Rocoto pepper
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