

Padrón peppers are small, elongated, cone-shaped peppers about 5cm long. The color varies from bright green to yellow-green to red.
The taste is mild, but these 10-25% of these peculiar peppers can be quite hot! There is no way to predict in advance whether a certain pepper will be hot or mild, hence the Galician saying: Padrón peppers, some are hot, some are not (Os pementos de Padrón, uns pican e outros non).
Spicyness on Scoville scale: 2.5000-5.000 SHU
Padrón peppers are small, elongated, cone-shaped peppers about 5cm long. The color varies from bright green to yellow-green to red.
The taste is mild, but these 10-25% of these peculiar peppers can be quite hot! There is no way to predict in advance whether a certain pepper will be hot or mild, hence the Galician saying: Padrón peppers, some are hot, some are not (Os pementos de Padrón, uns pican e outros non).
Spicyness on Scoville scale: 2.5000-5.000 SHU
Sow from February - May
Harvests in July - October
Fry the Padrón peppers for about thirty seconds until they turn slightly white. Place on a paper towel to drain the excess fat. Serve in a bowl, sprinkle with sea salt and drizzle with olive oil.
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Padrón peppers are small, elongated, cone-shaped peppers about 5cm long. The color varies from bright green to yellow-green to red.
The taste is mild, but these 10-25% of these peculiar peppers can be quite hot! There is no way to predict in advance whether a certain pepper will be hot or mild, hence the Galician saying: Padrón peppers, some are hot, some are not (Os pementos de Padrón, uns pican e outros non).
Spicyness on Scoville scale: 2.5000-5.000 SHU