Pimiento Asado del Bierzo

Pimiento Asado del Bierzo is a roasted pepper product made from Capsicum annuum L. of the Bierzo ecotype, grown across 17 municipalities in the El Bierzo district of León. The designation covers the roasted, packaged product, distinguished by hand-roasting over firewood or gas and hand-removal of stalks, membranes, and skin, with no chemical treatments applied.

About this designation

Registered as a PGI under file number PGI-ES-0262, with eAmbrosia identifier EUGI00000013564, Pimiento Asado del Bierzo received EU protection on 24 May 2005. The applicant body is the Consejo Regulador IGP Pimiento Asado del Bierzo. The protected product is the fruit of Capsicum annuum L. of the Bierzo ecotype — a population genetically belonging to the variety but morphologically and physiologically adapted to the Bierzo district — sold roasted and packaged. Fresh peppers must be triangular and elongated in shape, longer than 10 cm and wider than 6 cm, with a unit weight over 160 grams and a pericarp thickness averaging less than 8 mm. Peppers with green patches are rejected. Pepper cultivation must take place within the defined geographical area, comprising the municipalities of Arganza, Bembimbre, Borrenes, Cabañas Raras, Cacabelos, Camponaraya, Carracedelo, Carucedo, Castropodame, Congosto, Cubillos del Sil, Molinaseca, Ponferrada, Priaranza, Sobrado, Villadecanes-Toral de los Vados, and Villafranca del Bierzo. There is no geographical restriction on where roasting takes place. Roasting is performed on a metal grill plate or in an oven heated with firewood or gas. The entire process — roasting, and removal of stalks, membranes, and skin — is carried out by hand. No chemical solutions are used and the peppers are not washed with water. All packaging released for consumption must bear a numbered label issued by the Consejo Regulador and affixed at the registered packing plant. Certified undertakings must display the words 'Indicación Geográfica Protegida Pimiento Asado del Bierzo' together with the Regulatory Board's logo.

Source: The register document this entry was written from · retrieved August 26, 2026

Distinctive facts

• Registered as a PGI on 24 May 2005 under file number PGI-ES-0262 (eAmbrosia identifier EUGI00000013564).
• Pepper cultivation is restricted to 17 named municipalities in the El Bierzo district; there is no geographical restriction on where roasting takes place.
• The entire roasting process and removal of stalks, membranes, and skin must be carried out by hand; no chemical solutions are used and the peppers are not washed with water.
• Each package released for consumption must bear a numbered label issued by the Consejo Regulador IGP Pimiento Asado del Bierzo and affixed at the registered packing plant.

Tasting notes

Castilian-Leonese roasted red pepper IGP from El Bierzo (León). Bright red roasted pepper, soft tender flesh, sweet-savory roasted flavor.

HoReCa use

In Bierzo regional preparations; foundation of regional ensaladas.

Packaging

• glass-jar-200g
• glass-jar-500g
• can-tin-300g