Yupanqui Pepper - Premium Peppercorns

“YUPANQUI” is a Kichwa word and means memorable, priceless, or he who shines.   Our Family originates in CUZCO and belongs to an INCA lineage of solid agricultural traditions. Learn More

THE  JOURNEY

Almost 90 years ago, Japanese emigrants introduced ancient pepper varieties to the Amazonic area. Several years later, our grandfather collected survivors of these first strains and developed a unique blend, transferred to the following generations.

Years passed, being unable to be sustainable due to the constant “Guerrilla” threats, and it’s at the 90’s end that the Family finds a unique Terroir in EQUATOR’S Cloud Forest. The grandfather’s strains, as well as the Incan ancestral techniques, are faithfully used today.

THE BLESSING

For decades, the Family was exporting its pepper along with that of other producers without attracting attention because when mixing, the quality was “acceptable” but not that special. Then, in a twist of fate, everything changed. We realized the treasure we had when in Montreal, the prestigious “hunter of spices” Monsieur Philippe de Vienne tasted the Family harvest and was shocked. Monsieur de Vienne explained we had a fabulous pepper of “terroir,” world unique, and that we should strive to keep it that way without contaminating it with the other farmers’ ones. This precious treasure comes to life thanks to the help of prestigious Chefs and those passionate about the exquisite, for whom The Yupanqui Peppercorns are the World’s Best Gourmet Peppercorns.