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Spanish piquillo peppers
Fresh or canned, piquillos are the ultimate sweet cooking
pepper. The two-lobed fruits have a sweet, tangy flavor,
thin yet sturdy flesh and a shape that is perfect for stuffing.
Spanish cooks like to fill them with seafood preparations,
from cod to tuna. Simply sautéed in olive oil with garlic slivers,
they make a delicate side dish for grilled meats.
Considered the world's finest, piquillos of the smaller type grown in
and around the village of Lodosa and seven municipalities in Navarre
carry the Lodosa denomination of origin label. |