- Smoky aroma, intense flavor
- The only wood-fire roasted piquillos
- Approx. 10 whole peppers
- Authentic D.O. Lodosa product
- Great for stuffing
- Size - 7 oz/200 gr drained wt
One of our favorite foods in Spain is the wood-fire roasted piquillo pepper. These brilliant red peppers have a sweet, tangy flavor with a touch of smokiness and a bit of spice. And the texture is amazingly firm yet tender, allowing you to enjoy each bite.
We visited our vendor in Navarra years ago to witness the piquillo harvest and roasting process. Peppers arrived by the truckload, bright red and perfectly ripe. They only produce piquillo peppers once a year, during the harvest season in the fall - no shortcuts here, no frozen or green peppers to store for later in the year. Once they run out of peppers jarred from this harvest, you have to wait until the following year to order more!
We then saw the peppers being roasted - but we were surprised to see a modern gas-fired machine. We always presumed that the peppers were roasted over wood, the traditional way. Well, we found out from our friend Patxi that the vast majority of piquillos are now gas-fire roasted. It is just more efficient and cheaper to do.
If you know anything about us, you will know that we could not let this stand! We began working with Patxi and his family to bring back the old ways. Because we work with El Navarrico, a small family company, they were open to the change. Since they had not used wood fires in decades, it took a lot of trial and error to perfect the old way of roasting the peppers.
But they succeeded! And you can taste the difference. The main taste missing with gas-fire is smokiness, and smoke is the big difference in flavor for the wood-fire roasted peppers. They have the same sweet, vibrant taste as always, but now with a smoky base that completes the perfect piquillo flavor.
We are proud to now offer the only truly wood-fire roasted piquillo peppers available in the US. El Navarrico even brought back one of its classic black labels for the occasion. They cost a bit more, but we think you will agree that it is a small price to pay for bringing back the true tradition and flavor of piquillo peppers!
Serve at room temperature by themselves, or stuff with tuna or cheese and heat in the oven. They make a beautiful accent to paella as well. There are literally hundreds of recipes calling for piquillo peppers, a unique flavor from Spain.
Gluten Free.
Ingredients
Piquillo peppers, salt and citric acid as acidulant. Gluten Free.
Nutritional Information
Serving size 2 pieces (50g) Servings per container 4. Calories 20, calories from fat 0. Total fat 0g, saturated fat 0g, cholesterol 0mg, sodium 135mg, total carbohydrate 4g, dietary fiber less than 1g, protein 0g. Vitamin A 7%, Vitamin C 70%, Calcium 0%, Iron 5%. * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Average Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 based on 26 reviews
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TIMOTHY MICHEL - Chicago, IL 
joseph west - moncks corner, SC
Eileen WOODZELL - Castle Rock, CO
"Yummy! Provided excellent flavor to my Paella!!"
Sergio Cervetti - Doylestown, PA
"Excellent!"
Michael Boggan - Kingsport, TN
judy emmings - excelsior, MN
Karl E Schweitzer - Bakersfield, CA
MARY QUINN - RENO, NV
DaVonna Quernemoen - South Bend, IN
"Simply Delicious"
Gautam - Carlisle, Massachusetts
"The best. Family loved it so much wanted to double the amount we put in the paella -- which we plan to do next year!"
Ben Drew - Cocoa, Florida
Sherri Zufall - Arvada, Colorado
"Wood Fired--what an EXCELENT idea!"
M. Ferreira 
"Great flavor. "
Brad Pabian
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Marcia 
"While the quality of these peppers was fine, I am sure I could buy them in US and they would taste the same."
R.Bell
"These peppers have an amazing flavor.Make the best tapas in the world.Olive oil,Cooked chicken,These Piquillo peppers and monterey jack cheese under the broiler.Wonderful!!"
gratefuldoc
Nut
"Utterly AWESOME! I am a pepper phreak- sweet to hot (not too hot please). Here is a SUPER recipe for these:
in a blender or food processor, puree Piquillo peppers (@ a cup), 1 MED Red Bell Pepper, @ TBL spoon Red Wine Vinegar and a tsp honey.... saute in a pan/reduce until thick. Cool, serve on Rice or Pork or GRAB a SPOON. DELICIOUS!
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Cari
"Excellent!"
YADIRA
"PERFECT FLAVOR "
Brenda T.
"I wish I could give these 10 stars...these peppers are worth every penny!! When I first tasted these I had to do a doubletake and reread the label to see if sugar was added (it's not). These are so sweet (naturally) that they are like candy! I use them right out of the jar in salads and they MAKE any salad into a gourmet delight! They are absolutely addictive!"
R.Bell
"Any pepper is going to be good fire roasted,But these are really fantastic.Wish they carried them at my store.Well worth the $.Make great Tapas."
Janice Roebuck
"These are a beautiful deep red and delicious."
Randi
"These are the finest peppers available in the US. Some of the imported Bulgarian peppers are very good, but..naddah..rivals the flavor of the Piquillo from Lodosa. Great firmness too. Excellent! "
Judy
"Superb flavor in these peppers!"
