Mareko Fana Berbere Pepper Long, slender brown cayenne chiles with medium heat from the Mareko regio
Mareko Fana Berbere Pepper Long, slender brown cayenne chiles with medium heat from the Mareko region of Ethiopia. These peppers are most well-known for their use in Berbere, a traditional spice blend used in Ethiopian cuisine for centuries, and Mareko is particularly famous for its berbere peppers. This variety is a genetically diverse population with occasional red peppers, though seeds are only saved from the brown ones. Most of the fruits are thick-fleshed, but some are thinner. This variety was originally selected by an agricultural extension agent and researcher named Fana Woldegiorgis who studied at Haramaya University in the Harrar region. Menkir Tamrat is an Ethiopian tech-worker turned farmer who introduced these seeds and other Ethiopian varieties to Fred Hempel, who shared this variety with us, and who runs Artisan Seeds (@artisan.seeds) in Sunol, CA,. Menkir adds: “It’s believed the original ancestors of Mareko peppers came to Ethiopia at the dawn of the seventeenth century from Goa, India, courtesy of Jesuit missionaries (mostly Portuguese and Spanish) who were in Ethiopia trying to convert the country to Catholicism and to find out about the fables of Prestor John”. Berbere refers both to the dried pepper pods AND the powder. Thank you Fana, Menkir, and Fred! Also known as the Ethiopian Brown Pepper, Ethiopian Brown Chile Pepper, and Ethiopian Berbere. Photos by Artisan Seeds. #berbere #berberepepper #marekofana #marekofanapepper #seedkeeping https://www.instagram.com/p/CZxuse5rfmv/?utm_medium=tumblr -- source link
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