‘Padron’ pepper

Grown for us by Ian at Llanwern, this small blocky chilli is a fantastic tapas pepper – pick it green and grill or roast it, and serve with a sprinkling of salt as a wonderful nibble. A plate of them is ideal for parties. 

The special thing about this one is that when green it is mostly very mild – but it is also the Russian Roulette of chillies, one in ten green fruit on the same plant are crazy hot. There’s no knowing which it will be without biting into it . . .

Large prolific bush, turns to red but normally picked when green & under 2 inches long.