Origin
Mild
Espelette pepper
Espelette pepper is the protected Basque French Gorria pepper grown around Espelette and prized for sweet, fruity flavor with mild heat. It is a defining seasoning in Basque cooking and is commonly sold dried, powdered, or strung to cure.
Scoville 4,000 SHU
Species Capsicum annuum
Tasting notes
Sweet, fruity, and berry-like with a mild heat
Common ripening colors
redblack
Aliases
Piment d'Espelette
Source entry
Reference: Espelette pepper
4,000 SHU peak heat