Sunday 16 September 2007

jeromín de la vera?

i believe that one of the varieties from el valle de la vera (where the famous pimentón comes from) that i am growing this year corresponds to the jeromín variety, the one used to spice up the hot pimentón. seeing the pods develop, these remind me of some ristras i bought during a trip to the valley at garganta la olla, a lovely yet somewhat inaccesible town close to plasencia. the lady who sold me the ristras had them hung on her front door and let me know were botijillos (a "botijo" is a spanish clay recipient that keeps water cool despite sunny weather) she grew in her garden. could jeromín and botijillo be the same variety?

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