Piment d'Espelette
| Piment d'Espelette | |
|---|---|
| Classification | C. annuum |
| Type | paprika, chili |
| Fruit color | red |
| Fruit shape | conical, long |
| Fruit size | medium |
| Heat level | very mild |
| Scoville Heat Units (SHU) | 500-4,000 |
| Maturity | midseason |
| Variety type | open-pollinated |
| Country | France |
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B.C KO T
- Large conical peppers up to 6-7" long and 1.5-2" in diameter. Only mildly spicy, this pepper has delicious sweet and almost smoky flavor. In our cool summer, we did not detect much heat in this pepper. Great for fresh eating or can be dried for the most flavorful and aromatic paprika.
Seed source:
- Alex Popovich, Surrey, BC, Canada 12
Year grown: 2014
Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)
History
- A French Basque pepper. According to Wikipedia, this pepper is cultivated in the French commune of Espelette, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, traditionally the northern territory of the Basque people. It is a cornerstone of Basque cuisine, where it replaced black pepper.
- First offered in the Seed Savers 1994 Yearbook by Bruno Ansker of Ergue-Gaberic, France (FRAN AN B).
Also known as
Picture Gallery
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Piment d'Espelette - green fruit. Bad aphid infestation. 2014-07-08.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Piment d'Espelette - ripe fruit. 2014-07-29.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Piment d'Espelette - ripe fruit. 2014-07-29.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Piment d'Espelette - ripe fruit. 2014-07-29.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Piment d'Espelette - ripe fruit. 2014-08-01.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Piment d'Espelette - ripe fruit. 2014-08-09.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Piment d'Espelette - ripe fruit. 2014-08-09.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Piment d'Espelette - ripe fruit. 2014-09-07.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Piment d'Espelette - ripe fruit. 2014-09-07.
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Seed Availability
| Year | Commercial Vendors | Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings) | Seeds of Diversity (Member listings) |
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| 2015 | . | . | |
| 2014 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new |
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| 2013 | 1 | . | |
| 2012 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 1 | . | |
| 2008 | 0 | . |
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| AltName | Piment d'Espellete + and Espelette + |
| Country | France + |
| Description | Large conical peppers up to 6-7" long and … Large conical peppers up to 6-7" long and 1.5-2" in diameter. Only mildly spicy, this pepper has delicious sweet and almost smoky flavor. In our cool summer, we did not detect much heat in this pepper. Great for fresh eating or can be dried for the most flavorful and aromatic paprika. r the most flavorful and aromatic paprika. |
| Heat level | very mild + |
| History | * A French Basque pepper. According to [ht … * A French Basque pepper. According to Wikipedia, this pepper is cultivated in the French commune of Espelette, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, traditionally the northern territory of the Basque people. It is a cornerstone of Basque cuisine, where it replaced black pepper.
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| Maturity | midseason + |
| Member code | B.C KO T + |
| Pepper Classification | C. annuum + |
| Pepper fruit color | red + |
| Pepper fruit shape | conical + and long + |
| Pepper fruit size | medium + |
| Pepper type | paprika + and chili + |
| Scoville Heat Units (SHU) | 500-4,000 + |
| Seed source | Alex Popovich, Surrey, BC, Canada 12 |
| Variety type | open-pollinated + |
| Vendor | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds + |
| Year grown | 2014 + |