Pimentos

Maggie Simpson

Hi folks,

I've been looking all over Dublin for these little critters. I LOVE them

http://brandoneats.blogspot.com/2005/08/pimentos-de-padron.html

So easy to cook - just fire into some hot olive oil after splitting the thin end and putting in a little rock salt. Anyone come across them in Dublin - know a few places I can get them in Spain but not here!

Macha

Yeah I love them - so yummy. But the closest I've seen them to home is in London.

Is there a company that specialises in Spanish food maybe?

Honey-ec

Try Dona Theresa in the Saturday Market in Temple Bar (she runs the Mexican food store). She has been able to source unusual peppers for me in the past.

Minder

You can grow them very easily. They will do reasonably well outdoors in the warmer months, but really perform under glass either inside the house in a sunny window, or in a greenhouse.

snackattack

I love them too and would like to find a good source for them in Dublin. I think I might have seen them once recently somewhere... but cannot be sure if it was in Dublin or in the UK! Maybe Fallon & Byrne have them?? I read an article a few months ago about Tesco introducing them as a new product - but I certainly haven't seen them in my local Tesco.

Macha

They're out of season now. You'll have to wait til next summer!