Piment d'Ville is grown from the seeds of Piment d'Espelette, a chile pepper hailing from the Basque region in France. While it generalIy has a mild heat, we take the first chiles we harvest (which are spicier!) and use them to make Spicy Piment d'Ville. It's heat is less spicy than cayenne but hotter than paprika. Use it liberally and often! This Spicy Piment d'Ville was harvested in Fall 2025. Best Uses: Use to rim a margarita glass, use instead of cayenne, sprinkle on fresh watermelon. We've been growing Piment d'Ville peppers on our small farm in Boonville, CA since 2012 and have perfected the growing, drying, and grinding processes for producing chile powders. We got into the farm to jar spice game by our interest in producing California grown Espelette for chefs around the country. Now, we're here to bring it into kitchens of home chefs nationwide.