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C. annuum
Padrón pepper
lowFresh
0-2,500 SHU
Origin
Galicia (Padrón and Herbón), Spain; a Protected Geographical Indication.
Uses
Fried in very hot olive oil and finished with coarse salt: the quintessential Galician tapa. Best small and tender.
About this chile
The Russian-roulette chilli: "Padrón peppers, some are hot and some are not". Most are sweet and mild, but every so often one hides a jolt, especially if it grew in heat with little water. They are picked green and unripe, so they rarely reach their full heat: same pepper, different luck in every bite.