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Thick-walled · juicy · assertive heat

Rocoto

Capsicum pubescens

Peru’s emblematic hot pepper: fleshy, aromatic and used fresh, filled, in paste or dried.

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Color
Red · orange · yellow · green
Character
Juicy, aromatic, hot
Forms
Fresh · paste · dried

Origin

Origin

Rocoto is native to Peru and dates to pre-Inca times. Archaeological evidence places its cultivation thousands of years in the past.

Its Quechua names include luqutu and rukutu, and it appears in the visual and domestic record of ancient Peruvian cultures.

Production areas

Production areas

It thrives in the eastern Andean cloud-forest belt. Oxapampa in Pasco is a renowned center, alongside Huánuco, Arequipa and Junín.

General profile

General profile

A fleshy, juicy pepper with a forthright heat. Fruit can mature red, orange, yellow or green.

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Common uses

Common uses

  • Fresh salsas and ceviche
  • Rocoto relleno
  • Pastes and pickles
  • Dried or ground pepper

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Aji Panca

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Paprika

Bulk paprika from Peru with stable red color and a broad range from sweet to gently piquant — supplied wholesale for food manufacturing and kitchens worldwide.