Padrón peppers with smoky cheese

Pimientos de Padrón con queso ahumado

This pepper is a specialty grown in Galicia in northern Spain. It is traditionally eaten as a simple tapa, fried in olive oil and tossed with salt or with melted cheese inside; it is harvested young and small, with a tender skin and no matu re seeds, so it’s perfect for eating whole, bitten right off the stem Most taste sweet and mild, though some are particularly hot and spicy, which gives its character to the dish and is perfectly captured in the popular "Os pementos de Padrón, uns pican e outros non"
By Tapas Together Edinburgh