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Piké de Guinea (Pounded Scotch Bonnet and Red Palm Oil Relish)
A blistering, aromatic Equatorial Guinean red palm oil and Scotch bonnet paste that electrifies roasted plantains and fresh grilled seafood.
The story
Originating across mainland Río Muni among the Fang people and consumed throughout Bioko Island, this fiery relish sits on virtually every dining table alongside roasted tubers and braised meats. It is freshly compounded during daily meals to amplify the earthy notes of staple starches. Crucially, gentle warming of the unrefined red palm oil mellows its beta-carotene pungency while extracting the lipid-soluble capsaicin from fresh peppers.
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