Description

The piquillo pepper is a variety of chili, capsicum annuum, having a sweet taste with no heat, fruits about 7 cm long. The name piquillo means “little beak”. Traditionally piquillo peppers are grown in Northern Spain. The roasting of the pepper gives it a rich, spicy-sweet flavor. Piquillo peppers can be served stuffed as “tapas” or included in soups as well as other dishes.