Voatsiperifery wild pepper from Madagascar

This pepper goes wonderfully well with fruits and vegetables. It combines subtly with meats to give a touch of surprising, complex flavors. It will express itself completely with the simplest combinations (salads, fruit compotes, strawberries, fromage blanc, chocolate…) Its earthy and fragrant notes will unite perfectly with recipes based on seafood products as well (shellfish, fish ).

It is a delicate pepper, be careful not to overcook it, it will fade until it loses all its subtlety. Prefer to add it at the end of cooking. Its ochre, orange color reminiscent of the color of the Malagasy earth will participate in the staging of the dressing of your plates. Find recipes with voatsiperifery wild pepper in our grimoire.

Voatsiperifery pepper is native to Madagascar but there are also cousins in Mauritius or Reunion. It has always been used by Malagasy people whether as a condiment or in herbal medicine.

It was (re)discovered in 2004, remaining a confidential product of haute cuisine. In 2009 its distribution is done across the world. This pepper could however be subject to its scarcity. Indeed the pickers sometimes prefer to cut the vine and directly harvest the pepper clusters favoring its disappearance. Although a few cultivation projects are established in particular in conjunction with CIRAD and the University of Antananarivo, the supply of this pepper picked according to good practices remains uncertain, we will remain vigilant that ours is carried out in good conditions. conditions.