Piquillo pepper

Piquillo
Stuffed piquillo peppers
SpeciesCapsicum annuum
OriginSpain
Heat Mild

The piquillo pepper is a variety of chili, Capsicum annuum, having a sweet taste with little to no heat, fruits about 7 cm long, well suited for growing in pots, that is traditionally grown in Northern Spain near the town of Lodosa. Its name is derived from the Spanish for "little beak".[1]

  1. ^ "Piquillo peppers". Gourmet Sleuth. Retrieved 23 February 2016.