# Choricero Pepper

Also known as Pimiento choricero, Txorixero, Gernika, Pimiento de Gernika, Pimiento de Bizkaia.
Species: Capsicum annuum.

Choricero Pepper is a Capsicum annuum cultivar from Basque Country, Spain. Capsi’s sourced range is 100–300 SHU (Vendor Claim). Flavor is sweet, earthy, fruity, smoky. Used for Primarily dried, soaked and scraped for pulp in salsa vizcaína (for bacalao a la vizcaína and marmitako), Basque stews such as sukalki, traditional chorizo, and other northern Spanish dishes. Heat is a range, not a single marketing number.
About 1/251 the typical heat of a Capsi Jalapeño (25,086 SHU).

## Heat sources

- 100 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Rebec Valley Farm
  https://rebecvalleyfarm.com/product/txorixero-pepepr/

- 175–300 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Spices Inc.
  https://spicesinc.com/blogs/how-well-do-you-know-your-chiles

## Heritage

We don't have a documented family for this pepper yet.

## Page sources

- [Overview of culinary uses, dishes, and species](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choricero_peppers)
- [Baker Creek seed description, growing details, Basque provenance and diaspora history for Txorixero/Choricero](https://www.rareseeds.com/pepper-sweet-txorixero)
- [Scoville heat units listing for Choricero (175-300 SHU)](https://spicesinc.com/blogs/how-well-do-you-know-your-chiles)
- [Commercial plant data: heat level, pod size/color, height, origin, species](https://www.chileplants.com/search.aspx?ProductCode=PEPCHO)
- [Growing conditions, days to maturity, plant height, spacing, germination for Organic Choricero](https://ecoumene.com/en/products/piment-choricero-bio)
- [Culinary role, origin history, preparation of dried peppers in Basque and northern Spanish cooking](https://www.tasteatlas.com/choricero)
- [Basque-diaspora history of Choricero/Gernika peppers carried to Idaho](https://justeatlocal.com/the-epic-journey-of-a-pepper-seed-how-basque-peppers-crossed-the-atlantic-twice-to-become-a-boise-culinary-specialty/)

## FAQ
### How hot is Choricero Pepper?

Capsi’s sourced range is 100–300 SHU (Vendor Claim). Capsi uses a sourced range and a trust tier, not a single marketing number. How we verify heat: https://web.thecapsi.app/learn/heat-and-capsaicin/how-we-measure-heat

### What does Choricero Pepper taste like?

Sweet and earthy with fruity notes; develops a subtle smoky depth and concentrated sweetness when dried and rehydrated. Heat is very mild and often barely noticeable.

### How do I grow Choricero Pepper?

Choricero Pepper: about 85 days to maturity, temperate climate, full sun, hardiness zones 9-11.

### What can I substitute for Choricero Pepper?

Capsi does not have that recorded yet.

Page: https://web.thecapsi.app/pepper/choricero-pepper
Catalog: https://web.thecapsi.app/data