piquillo

British

/ piˈkiʎo /

noun

a variety of sweet red pepper grown in the Ebro River Valley in N Spain

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Etymology

Origin of piquillo

C21: Spanish

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Che's chefs dragged it through Spain via blitzed piquillo peppers and smoked paprika, but it still "just felt like red pepper sauce."

From Salon ● Feb. 22, 2023

Sub the Gouda for Manchego, and add some piquillo peppers.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 11, 2019

Using thin skewers or long toothpicks, assemble 16 banderillas, threading 1 cheese cube, 1 quail egg, 1 cornichon, 1 pickled onion, and 1 piquillo strip on each.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2018

A Basq Kitchen will feature specials from its weeklong cherry celebration such as cherry soup with crème fraîche and grilled duck with piquillo cherry salsa.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2018

Roasted piquillo peppers filled with juicy braised oxtail were on the menu then, are there now, and probably will be forever.

From New York Times ● Sep. 15, 2015

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