JARDINS DE L'ECOUMENE

Organic vegetables - Espelette pepper | 1 un.

Since 2002, the characteristics of Espelette, a small village in the Basque Country, are protected by an AOC (Appellation d'origine contrôlée). This does not prevent amateur gardeners from around the world to grow in their garden. This small chili with a value of 4 on the Scoville scale was selected Espelette in 1650, not for its strength but for its unique fragrance. Since then, the inhabitants of the region have made their pepper and can be seen every fall the walls of houses to cover strings of peppers drying in the sun. Besides, the last weekend of October is dedicated to the chili festival that attracts around 20,000 visitors annually! Very fragrant, this chili elongated measure 7 to 10 cm long and is slightly curved. The vigorous plants 80 cm tall provide excellent crop of fruit that quickly turn from green to red. It is particularly tasty dried and then used to flavor a variety of dishes, even chocolate! 80 days.