2024

FERME ELHARRA

Local producer

At the foot of Mondarrain, Ferme Elharra produces AOC-AOP Espelette chillies and raises dairy cows. This 18th-century building is home to a family pepper farm that has been handed down from generation to generation, and has won several awards at the Concours Général Agricole in Paris. The cultivation of chillies, the red gold of the Basque country, is firmly rooted in this rural heritage. It plays an essential role in Basque cuisine, with recipes and accompaniments for meat, fish, foie gras and even chocolate.

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 Espelette Ezpeleta, 64250