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Roasted pepper of El Bierzo

Camponaraya, El Bierzo, León

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Roasted pepper of El Bierzo

Food and drink · Camponaraya, El Bierzo, León

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A native variety of pepper which is roasted slowly, peeled by hand and packed with no added water. The roasting tradition was kept alive from the 18th century by the pepper women of El Bierzo and it now holds a protected geographical indication.

Photo: Pharmadus (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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