Whole ñora peppers – 25 g bag | Carmencita
House : Carmencita — Novelda (Alicante) · since 1923
The ñora, a small dried pepper, gives its mild flavour to the rice dishes, sofritos and sauces of Spanish cooking.
Origin
Carmencita is a Spanish house founded in 1923 in Novelda (Alicante) by Jesús Navarro Jover and Carmen Valero. It was the first Spanish company to pack spices in glass jars.
Details
- Format: 25 g bag
- Ingredients: ñora peppers
- An everyday kitchen format.
Tips
- Rinse the ñoras before using them.
- Soak them in warm water, then scrape out the flesh for rice dishes, sofritos, sauces and stews.
- Keep in a cool, dry place.
Why we chose them: We wanted whole ñoras to prepare yourself: rinse them, soak them in warm water, then scrape out the flesh. Their mild flavour lifts rice dishes, sofritos, sauces and stews. Carmencita's small bag is the format for everyday cooking.
At a glance
- Who it's for
- For anyone who wants to prepare their own ñoras, soaked and scraped, and give their rice dishes, sofritos and sauces the touch of Mediterranean cooking.
- Ideal for
- Rice dishes · Everyday cooking
- On the palate
- mild
Carmencita
The saffron of Novelda, since 1923.
Carmencita was born in Novelda (Alicante) in 1923, founded by Jesús Navarro Jover and his wife Carmen Valero. In early-20th-century Novelda, spices were traded — above all saffron, which arrived from La Mancha to be exported to Asia and Africa.
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