Peperone di Pontecorvo

Peperone di Pontecorvo is a PDO-protected fresh pepper grown in the Liri Valley of Frosinone Province, Italy, from the local ecotype Capiscum annum, type Cornetto di Pontecorvo. The designation covers whole, trilobed, elongated cylindrical or conical red fruit distinguished by a notably thin skin and sweet flavour, released in two quality categories defined by weight and length.

About this designation

Registered as a PDO under file number PDO-IT-0675, with EU protection granted on 15 February 2008 and recorded in the eAmbrosia register under identifier EUGI00000013817, Peperone di Pontecorvo covers fresh pepper fruit produced exclusively from the local ecotype Capiscum annum, type Cornetto di Pontecorvo. All stages of production — from seed and plant propagation through growing and harvesting — must take place within the defined geographical area, which comprises the entire administrative territory of Pontecorvo municipality and specified parts of Esperia, S. Giorgio a Liri, Pignataro Interamna, Villa S. Lucia, Piedimonte S. Germano, Aquino, Castrocielo, Roccasecca and San Giovanni Incarico municipalities, all within the Liri Valley in Frosinone Province. At release for consumption, fruit must be whole and trilobed, red in colour with green veins covering up to 40 % of the surface permitted, and elongated cylindrical or conical in shape. Two quality categories are defined: 'extra', with weight over 150 g and length over 18 cm, and '1st choice', with weight from 100 g to 150 g and length from 14 cm to 18 cm. Packaging must occur within the production area in containers of 200 g, 1 kg up to 10 kg. Each fruit must be marked with the product logo, a stylised depiction of a woman in the traditional Pontecorvo costume known as the 'pacchiana', carrying a basket of peppers. The label must carry the wording 'Peperone di Pontecorvo' followed by 'Denominazione di Origine Protetta' and its abbreviation 'D.O.P.'.

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

Distinctive facts

• Registered as a PDO on 15 February 2008 under file number PDO-IT-0675 (eAmbrosia identifier EUGI00000013817).
• The specification permits no variety other than the local ecotype Capiscum annum, type Cornetto di Pontecorvo.
• Green veins covering up to 40 % of the fruit surface are permitted; fruit must otherwise be red at release for consumption.
• Each fruit must individually bear the product logo — a stylised figure of a woman in the traditional 'pacchiana' costume of Pontecorvo.

Tasting notes

Lazio sweet pepper from Pontecorvo area (Frosinone province), traditional elongated pepper. Bright red, thick fleshy walls, very sweet mild flavor.

HoReCa use

Roasted and peeled for antipasto, stuffed as peperoni ripieni, cooked in peperonata, eaten raw in salads, or marinated for preserves.

Packaging

• crate-5kg
• crate-10kg
• retail-tray-500g

Seasonality