[2014] Just across the Spanish – French border in French Basque country, Piment d’Espelette or “pepper of Espelette” is cultivated in a small region comprising the following communes: Ainhoa, Cambo-les-Bains, Espelette, Halsou, Itxassou, Jatxou, Larressore, Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle, Souraïde, and Ustaritz. The peppers are harvested in late summer and in September, characteristic festoons of pepper are hung on balconies and house walls to dry out.
