Malagueta

Description

The Malagueta is a small but fiery pepper that is one of the most important chilies in Brazilian cuisine and the definitive condiment of both Brazil and Mozambique, a legacy of Portuguese colonial trade routes. Its tiny, tapered pods ripen from green to bright red with intense heat and a bright, fruity, slightly grassy flavor. Used fresh, pickled in olive oil, or ground into molho de pimenta, the Malagueta is the essential table condiment of Brazil and appears in Bahian moquecas, churrasco accompaniments, and throughout Lusophone cooking worldwide.