Blog — Baniwa Indigenous Group

Hot Peppers Are a Way of Life for This Brazilian Indigenous Community

Posted by Gregory Prang on Nov 20, 2020

Another great article by Nick Gill in Saveur about the Baniwa, their culinary culture heritage, and their connection to the contemporary world of gastronomy. "Spanning from orange to green to yellow to purple, 80 distinct pepper varieties are cultivated by the Baniwa, a people who have lived in small settlements in northwestern Brazil's Içana River basin for thousands of years."

Tags: Alex Atala, Amazon Pantry, Amazonian Gastronomy, Baniwa Indigenous Group, chili pepper, chili powder, Instituto ATÁ, Instituto Socioambiental, Nicholas Gill, pimenta baniwa, Saveur, sustainable sourcing

The women behind Baniwa Jiquitaia Pepper

Posted by Gregory Prang on Jul 16, 2018

Between 2012 and 2017, 20,000 jars of Baniwa Jiquitaia Pepper were sold. The money is passed on, in full, to the families that do the work and the administrators of the Casas da Pimenta Network.

Tags: Agroforestry, Alex Atala, Baniwa Indigenous Group, chili pepper, Foirn, Instituto ATÁ, Instituto Socioambiental, OIBI, pimenta baniwa, sustainable sourcing