Pemento de Herbón

Pemento de Herbón are the Capsicum annuun L. green peppers of the Padrón variety grown at farms in the south of the province of A Coruña and in the north of the province of Pontevedra. These peppers are hand harvested while they are still unripe to preserve the green color.

Pemento de Herbón are relatively small peppers with a length of about 5 cm, smooth and shiny skin and an intensely sweet, mildly spicy flavor. They have developed from a variety that was initially red and spicy, but the growers preserved only the seeds of the plants that were mild in flavor, thus producing a pepper that is far less spicy.

Pemento de Herbón is grown without the use of artificial fertilizers, insecticides and herbicides by experienced farmers to ensure the superior characteristics and quality of this exceptional pepper. In tapa bars and restaurants, these peppers go by their more famous name pementos de Padrón.