Red
- Characteristics
- Red fruit at maturity
Quadrato d’Asti pepper
Quadrato d’Asti is a Piedmontese traditional pepper with large, grooved, blocky fruits that ripen red or yellow.
- Region
- Piedmont
- Traditional recognition
- PAT
- Ripe colors
- Red or yellow
- Regional harvest
- Early July–October
Types and forms
Yellow
- Characteristics
- Yellow fruit at maturity
Asti and the Tanaro valley
The regional product record describes cultivation in Asti province, particularly the Tanaro valley. It also records this pepper in an Asti horticultural competition in 1914.
PiedmontTry it in the kitchen
Roast the fleshy peppers and serve strips with olive oil, or use the broad fruit to make stuffed peppers. A red and a yellow pepper on the same plate make the local range easy to see.
Check name and growing origin
Look for the Quadrato d’Asti name and ask where the peppers were grown. The regional description allows fruit that can be slightly hot, so do not assume an identical sweetness in every example.
