Roasted & hand peeled peppers from Navarra

Piquillo peppers are a small red pepper with a little tail or “pico” – hence their name – with their own Denominación de Origen, or guaranteed origin. For generations, these peppers have been picked and produced almost entirely by hand, using no chemicals in the washing, roasting, or peeling process. During the months of September and October, piquillo peppers are hand picked daily from each plant to ensure their perfect ripeness and shape. They are then torched, causing them to lose over 60% of their weight in liquid, and leaving them with a full intense flavour. Once roasted, they are then hand peeled and de-seeded. The seeds are reserved from the year’s best crop to be planted the following year. The peppers are not rinsed before they are packed, leaving them with specks of black charred skin – one of the hallmarks of the piquillo. They are then packed by hand in their own juices.
Piquillos have an intense pepper flavour, which is initially sweet and then develops into a warm, spicy finish with a light, smoky taste.

El Bierzo peppers from León

On the south side of the Picos de Europa, bordering Galicia and on the route to Santiago you’ll find El Bierzo. It has numerous, wide fertile valleys where the rivers Sil and Boeza run. The altitude, location and geography of El Bierzo provide a splendid microclimate for cultivating fruit and vegetables. It is an area where growers and packers work very closely together to maintain high standards from field to jar. The cold mountain air also produces a dry enough atmosphere for curing meats. El Artesano offers the best products from El Bierzo using traditional regional methods. These large, meaty sweet peppers are beautifully
balanced in flavour, texture and succulence.

Dried pepper ristras (strings)

Choriceros Large, soft peppers with a distinctive pepper taste, from Rioja Guindillas Hot and great for flavouring stews and salsas, from Rioja Ñoras Sweet and mild and a major ingredient in romesco sauce, from Rioja

Stuffed piquillo peppers

From Navarra, these peppers are stuffed with different, traditional, fillings of meat and fish and are ready to just warm and eat.