Piquillo pepper seeds

Piquillo pepper seeds

Price for Package of 10 seeds.

The piquillo pepper is a variety of chili, Capsicum annuum, having a sweet taste with no heat, fruits about 7-10 cm long, well suited for growing in pots, that is traditionally grown in Northern Spain near the town of Lodosa. Its name is derived from the Spanish for "little beak".

Preparation

Typically, the peppers are hand-picked during two harvests between September and December. They are roasted over embers, which gives them a distinctly sweet, spicy flavor, more akin to bell peppers than chili peppers, despite their small size. They are then peeled and again grilled in grill bar for extra flavor and texture then marinated with salt, pepper and olive oil and then de-seeded by hand, before being packed into jars or tins for sale.

Piquillo peppers are often stuffed with meat, seafood, or cheese, and served as tapas.