Organic Espelette chilli powder PDO

Le piment d’Espelette AOP ou en basque Ezpeletako biperra est un piment qui donne une touche de chaleur en bouche.
Chaleur ne voulant pas dire « qui pique », le piment d’espelette est un piment doux, à l’opposé du piment de cayenne.
Ces notes aromatiques fleuries et gourmandes exhausteront vos préparations culinaires.

France's first and only PDO-approved spice, piment d'espelette is hand-picked on this family-run farm.

La culture du piment d’espelette

Organic chillies are planted in May-June on INAO-approved plots in the PDO zone.
The land is prepared by ploughing and rows of black tarpaulins are laid over the plots.

The plants are planted at precise distances from each other, as indicated in the specifications.
To help the young plants reach maturity, we weed each plant by hand. When they reach a height of around 30cm, the plants are staked by hand.
Flowering starts in June and lasts until October.
The fruit reaches full size (7-14cm) in 3 weeks. Green from the moment of fertilization, the fruit turns bright red.
Then it's time to harvest!