Species Capsicum baccatum Marketing names Peppadew Heat Low | Cultivar Piquanté Origin South Africa Scoville scale 1,177 SHU | |
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Similar Pimiento, Peperoncino, Biltong, Boerewors, Soppressata | ||
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Peppadew is the trademarked brand name of sweet piquanté peppers (a cultivar of Capsicum baccatum) grown in the Limpopo province of South Africa.
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History
This type of piquante pepper was first discovered in early 1993 and introduced to market later that same decade. The name is a portmanteau of 'pepper' and 'dew'. Although the pepper is sometimes described as a cross between a pepper and a tomato, this description is not botanically accurate, and refers only to the resemblance in color and size between peppadew and cherry tomatoes.
Applications have been made by the various owners of the brand to secure international breeders' right by application to the UPOV.
In 2000, South African mushroom producer, Denny Mushrooms, acquired the Peppadew brand and business. Denny has in turn since been acquired by AVI.
Processing
The fruit is processed for removal of the seeds and reduction of the heat of the pepper to more pleasant levels. It is then pickled and bottled.
Flavour
The flavour of the Peppadew fruit is sweet, with mild heat of around 1200 SHU on the Scoville scale.