Dulce Italiano
Sweet Pepper
Surprisingly unique This unique fruit was initially produced in just a handful of locations, but this tasty treat is now within everyone’s reach thanks to the formation of the Palermo Originals Group, an exclusive network of growers who are all specially qualified to produce the Sweet Palermo. Each grower guarantees a consistent quality and availability, meaning that you too can now enjoy the tastiest pepper ever produced in terms of sweetness.
Surprisingly sweet
Surprisingly versatile
After one bite of the Sweet Palermo, you’ll be hooked
In food magazines, cookery books and cooking
and there’s nothing you can do about it. There is an
programmes, vegetables are increasingly being presented
explanation for it though, based on hard science. The
as the preferred main ingredient or focal point of a meal,
reason lies in what are called the ‘brix values’: the
without any need to compromise on taste. The Sweet
numbers expressing the natural sugar content of a
Palermo is an excellent fit with this new approach. It
foodstuff. Whereas the sweetest regular blocky pepper
adds flavour to a wide variety of hot and cold dishes. It
has a maximum brix value of 7, the Sweet Palermo
can be cooked, stir-fried, grilled, steamed, roasted and
achieves a brix of 9. As a result of this, combined with its
barbecued. You can chop or slice it into cubes, strips or
rich aroma of fruits and fresh herbs, the Sweet Palermo
rings to add a surprisingly sweet accent to salads as a raw
is scored highly in taste tests – even by children! The
ingredient, or it can be served as an appetiser. How about
importance of eating fruit and vegetables is becoming
stuffed pepper to accompany drinks, for instance? Or why
increasingly widely accepted, and the Sweet Palermo
not use it in a sandwich? Such a long pointed pepper is
can help even the fussiest eaters to
great for filling evenly, using minced meat and feta for
enjoy a more varied diet fit for a true gastronome.
example. An authentic bolognese sauce doesn’t include pepper, but the Sweet Palermo adds body and sweetness and is healthier too. And, perhaps equally importantly, kids love it.
International Catalogue
39
Fruit crops
Capsicum annuum var. annuum | Sweet Pepper