Do you like hot peppers? Then you’ve already heard of piment d’Espelette. If you’ve tasted it, you’ve probably enjoyed it. And with good reason: it’s the only spicy chilli pepper in France. What’s more, it has AOC status! But that’s not all: this chilli pepper comes from the village of Espelette, which has become an essential part of the Basque Country! <\/p>\n\n
We’ve prepared an article to introduce you to this exceptional pepper in greater detail, so that you can learn a little more about it. We’re sure you’ll want to visit the village where it originated on a short holiday! <\/p>\n\n
Contrary to popular belief, piment d’Espelette doesn’t actually come from the Basque Country! In fact, its origins lie in South America, but it was imported to the Basque Country in the 16th<\/sup> century. Piment d’Espelette was not used in cooking from the outset, as it was initially used for medicinal purposes. First, it arrived in kitchens to preserve meat and replace pepper in dishes. <\/p>\n\n This tasty\npepper even ended up receiving AOC status in 2000, which\nhas enabled it to be recognized as a high-quality product and\nproduction in the Basque Country is growing year on year.<\/p>\n\n The\npiment d’Espelette has made its home in the\nvillage of the same name: Espelette in the Pyr\u00e9n\u00e9es-Atlantiques region of France.\nLocals are particularly fond of its fragrance, which is the result of long sun-drying\n. But pilent has also won over\nto the point of producing its own derivatives, such as chocolate with\npiment d’Espelette or jelly! <\/p>\n\n Espelette\nis therefore a town where you can easily find this pepper and\nits many derivatives in the various stores. But that’s not all\n, chillies are also found in every home, so you can\nenjoy a town with chilli racks on the fronts of\nhouses. From September onwards, you can admire\nthe chillies garlanded along the facades and balconies\nthroughout the village. <\/p>\n\n What’s more, every year Espelette organizes a pimento festival at the end of October (the last weekend). You’ll find plenty of activities and festivities around the chilli pepper, and it’s the ideal place to taste Espelette chilli pepper in all its forms! <\/p>\n\n Find more interesting facts about Foie Gras and the Basque Country on our Blog<\/a> and tasty recipes in the Recipe<\/a> section of our website!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Do you like hot peppers? Then you’ve already heard of piment d’Espelette. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2268],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-65666","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-unclassified"],"yoast_head":"\nDiscover the city of this pepper<\/h2>\n\n
Festivities in Espelette<\/h2>\n\n