Gorria
Gorria , sometimes as Biper referred ( Basque for: pepper), is one of the kind Capsicum annuum assigned Chili type settings, in the French Basque country is cultivated. The name Gorria comes from the Basque language and means "the red one". The spice obtained from the fruits of the Gorria is known as Piment d'Espelette or Ezpeletako Biperra .
description
The habitus of the Gorria is similar to that of most plants of the species Capsicum annuum . It is a bushy, leafy, medium-sized subshrub . Depending on the soil and moisture, the plant reaches a height of 0.6 to 1.5 meters. It bears between 15 and 30 fruits. These hanging and thin-walled fruits are 8 to 13 centimeters long. They are conical in shape and have a rounded tip. The ripening time is around 65 to 70 days. Ripe fruits are assigned a sharpness of around 1500 to 2500 degrees on the Scoville scale .
Origin and Distribution
Like all representatives of the Capsicum annuum species, the Gorria comes from what is now Mexico . Although it is speculated that the Basque sailor Gonzalo de Percarteguy 1523 next to corn plants also chilli plants in the Basque Nivetal introduced, the Gorria cultivation is busy in today's circulation area until the 1650th Today the Gorria is mainly grown in the region around Espelette . In addition to the core cultivation area, which is controlled by the French authority Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité (INAO) and the places Ainhoa , Cambo-les-Bains , Espelette, Halsou , Itxassou , Jatxou , Larressore , Saint-Pée-sur -Nivelle , Souraïde and Ustaritz , the Gorria is also grown in other parts of the Basque Country.
use
Piment d'Espelette , obtained from the fruits of the Gorria, is an essential part of Basque cuisine. The varieties Piment d'Espelette and Piment d'Espelette - Ezpeletako Biperra have been a product of protected origin since 2002 .
literature
- Oliver Lück: In the name of the Espelette pod . In: Die Zeit , No. 44/2009
Web links
- Piment d'Espelette (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Burn-o-meter. Pepperworld.com; Retrieved October 2, 2010.
- ↑ Gorria . Hot-Pain.de; Retrieved March 21, 2010.
- ↑ Basque Gorria allspice pour l'Espelette . Biperduna farm; Retrieved March 21, 2010.
- ↑ a b Piment d'Espelette - Ezpeletako Biperra . Institut National de l'Origine et de la Qualité; Retrieved March 21, 2010.
- ^ Entry on Piment d'Espelette in the Database of Origin and Registration (DOOR) of the Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development of the European Commission .