RE: Pepperdew Recipes
- Subject: RE: Pepperdew Recipes
- From: C* J*
- Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2002 13:00:37 -0800
The last place you look - this seems to be the definitive verson of the
"pepperdew" story (from http://www.tzaneen.co.za/ccconsulting/peppadew/)
The name Peppadew(tm) describes a processed fruit of the casipcum family
called Piquanté, (pronounced in the Spanish way), so named by its
discoverer, Johan Steenkamp who has also created the brand Stoneys - his
schoolboy nickname.
The raw fruit is believed to be a native of Central America and its arrival
in Johan's garden in the Eastern Cape region of South Africa is somewhat of
a mystery.
However the unusual looking bush, laden with small bright red fruit looking
like a mixture between miniature red peppers and cherry tomatoes, has
achieved something of a culinary revolution.
Aquiring the global rights to grow the Picanté plant commercially has taken
time and extensive financial input. Commercial Peppadew(tm) growing in the
bountiful farmlands of the Tzaneen area of the Northern Province has been
established and the construction of special processing, bottling and
packaging plants has followed.
-----Original Message-----
From: Joe Seals [g*@yahoo.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 11:36 AM
To: CarolJ@minimed.com; 'Deborah.Lindsay@kaiseral.com';
medit-plants@ucdavis.edu
Subject: RE: Pepperdew Recipes
Do peppadews/pepperdews have a botanical name?
I'm assuming they're not just a selection of
Capsicum/Solanum.
Joe
--- Carol Joynson <CarolJ@minimed.com> wrote:
> >From Fine Foods -
>
(http://www.finefooddigest.co.uk/articles/products/products-58.html)
>
> Peppadew sweet cherry peppers are the first new
> fruit to be discovered since
> the Kiwi Fruit 26 years ago. They were found growing
> wild in South Africa's
> northern province. When propagated in controlled
> conditions seeds flourished
> and the cultivated plants produced a rich succulent
> red fruit, slightly
> larger
> than a cherry.
> Peppadew is now a top selling product in Woolworths,
> South Africa's top food
> retailer. The sole rights for the plant registered
> worldwide. Peppadews have
> a crunchy texture, tasting sweet at first, before
> imparting a warming
> after-flavour. A taste which is quite different from
> that of an ordinary
> pepper. The preserving liquid also makes an
> excellent marinade.
> Peppadews can be eaten whole, chopped into salads,
> with pizzas, rice and
> pasta, scrambled eggs and
> omelettes. Even as a dessert. Peppadews' brilliant
> colour makes any dish
> look even better. Rich in beta carotene and vitamin
> C, Peppadews, which are
> are supplied in 375g jars, contain no cholesterol.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Deborah Lindsay
> [D*@kaiseral.com]
> Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 8:08 AM
> To: medit-plants@ucdavis.edu
> Subject: Re:Pepperdew Recipes
>
>
> What is a pepperdew?
>
=====
Joe Seals
Santa Maria, California --
where the weather is always perfect
and my garden always has something blooming
and birds galore
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