Espelette Peppers (a.k.a. Piment d'Espelette)
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The Espelette peppers, also known as Piment d'Espelette, are chili pepper cultivated in the French commune of Espelette, Pyrénées-Atlantiques.
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Original Title: TIL in the town of Espelette, France, people grew Espelette peppers. The town held pepper festivals dedicated to these local peppers every October. The peppers have a fruity flavor and have a heat level of 4,000 Scoville Heat Units. The peppers today have the EU’s PDO status and France’s AOP.