Buy Pimientos de Padron Pepper
Written by A Little Green Man   

Pimientos de Padron Chili Peppers Are Now in Season
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Pimientos de Padron Chilli Peppers

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These innocent little peppers have a refreshing sweet grassy flavour like freshly picked asparagus, and are a specialty of Spain's North West region - so it is quite fitting that they are being grown here in the North West of England.

...but part of the fun and attraction of this Wild Spanish Tapas dish the 10-fold variation in chilli strength on a plant, which means that 1 in 10 could be a little less sweeter and a bit hotter than expected !!

The History of Pimientos de Padron Peppers 

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Galicia North West Spain
Pimiento de Padron is a very popular Spanish Tapas dish. Padron history tells that 18th Century Franciscan Monks brought Pimientos from Mexico to a small traditional North Western Spanish town called Padron. The village of Herbon has fields and fields of Pimientos de Padron, and the first Sunday of August marks the beginning of a month long Pimientos de Padron Festival, and they go through tons of the Little Green Lovelies!

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Traditional Method

Cooking Padrons is Simple

  • 10 or so Pimientos de Padron complete with stems
  • Add Olive Oil to cover the base of the pan and heat
  • Add the peppers whole
  • Cook until blistered and brown, but don't overcook
  • Add a spinkling of Sea Salt

Eating Padrons is Like Russian Roulette

Holding the Pimiento de Padron by the stem take it in one bite..... good luck... 'cos there's a little hotty in there waiting for someone.... so, yer pays yer money, and yer takes yer chances!!