Penja pepper

Penja pepper (poivre de Penja) is a type of

Protected Geographical Indication in the European Union and Northern Ireland.^[2]

History

Pepper culture was introduced into Cameroon by Antoine Decré, who had a

white pepper, took place in March 1958.^[3]^{[citation needed}

The pepper became popular with Michelin-star chefs and was being sold for as much as €321 per kilogram as of May 2016.[4]

Sources

La presse du Cameroun, n° 2371, Thursday 20 March 1958

References

^ "002. Poivre de Penja" (PDF). Bulletin Officiel de la Propriété Industrielle (BOPI). Indications Géographiques (in French) (1GI): 10. 10 November 2015.
eAmbrosia
. Retrieved 26 March 2022.

^ "Penja, Cameroon's Bordeau" (PDF). Business in Cameroon (3). April 2013.

^ Bloomberg, Michelin-Star Taste for Volcanic Pepper Boosts Cameroon by Pauline Bax and Divine Ntaryike Jr May 23, 2016

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[1] "002. Poivre de Penja" (PDF). Bulletin Officiel de la Propriété Industrielle (BOPI). Indications Géographiques (in French) (1GI): 10. 10 November 2015.

[2] Ambrosia
. Retrieved 26 March 2022.

[3] "Penja, Cameroon's Bordeau" (PDF). Business in Cameroon (3). April 2013.

[4] Bloomberg, Michelin-Star Taste for Volcanic Pepper Boosts Cameroon by Pauline Bax and Divine Ntaryike Jr May 23, 2016

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