White Penja pepper PGI

The white Penja pepper is a medium-sized, aromatic pepper for lovers of a robust white pepper. The pepper is very fragrant and fruity, thanks to the mineral-rich, volcanic soil of the Penja Valley. Absolutely without pesticides and without artificial fertilizers.

Penja pepper is the first and so far only peppersoort, which is professionally cultivated on African soil. This has only been happening since the 1950s, when pepper was introduced there.

Moreover, this pepper is the first product on the African continent to be granted the European Indication géographique protégée (IGP) label. This label applies to all pepper grown in the Penja Valley and means that it is the only one allowed to bear that name.

Since the introduction of the pepper plant, pepper cultivation in Cameroon has taken off, and especially in recent years, it has become evident how a good product tells its own story. Not only has production increased sharply in recent years (although it is still a 'small' pepper at 300 tonnes per year), but so has the market price. More and more farmers are switching from the less profitable cultivation of cocoa and coffee to that of pepper.

The special thing about the Penja pepper is the result: a particularly flavorful pepper according to French gastronomes and chefs, who are very charmed by the pepper from the former French colony.

The pepper is harvested when ripe (red). PGI regulations prescribe how the white pepper is produced: in vats filled with drinking water, where the red husks detach after 7 to 10 days and float to the surface. This makes it easy to separate the white core from the red pepper skin, after which the pepper is dried in the sun. Light fermentation takes place during maceration, giving Penja pepper its unparalleled flavor profile.

Usage

Suitable for delicate vegetables such as zucchini, cucumbers, and beans, in creamy soups and sauces, and as table pepper.

Features:

• 100% shelled peppercorns from Piper nigrum
• protected by Afrikaans PGI/PGI label (Protected Geographical Indication)
• origin: Cameroon, Penja Valley (Moungo)

Assortment

• available in glass (60 and 75 grams), stand-up pouch and test tube (10 ml)
• Larger quantities on request

Gift packaging

• The jar is available in tasteful gift packaging, consisting of a cube box filled with black tissue paper.
• For an overview of our gift packaging, please refer to the section. gift packaging

General advice

• grind your pepper shortly before use
  

Save:

• save your Penja pepper in sealed packaging
• preferably store in a dark, dry and cool place
• best before July 2029 (07- 2029)
• These expiration dates are an indication.

Batch number OB270384

The batch number helps us trace which supply an item originated from. It is listed on the packing slip and the invoice.