Peppers of Torquemada Food and drink · Torquemada, El Cerrato, Palencia Image of Torquemada, not of the place itself. The pepper grown in the floodplains of the Pisuerga is, along with wine, the gastronomic hallmark of the town, and has its own annual festival at which it is roasted and jarred following the traditional method of the Cerrato. Photo: Germán López Bravo (Public domain) What to see and do in Torquemada