It’s a
Pepper.
PERi-PERi, also known as the African Bird’s Eye Chilli, is the key to our legendary, flame-grilled PERi-PERi chicken. It’s grown in the African soil, so the magic starts from the ground up. It tastes amazing, but the benefits don’t stop there…
PERi-PERi chilli seeds are rich in Vitamins A, B, and C. It’s a natural preservative that prevents us from adding weird or unnatural ingredients to our sauces.
They also have capsaicin, which enhances mood. Your pupils dilate, your metabolic rate increases, and there’s a rush of endorphins when you consume it!
It’s a Sauce
We mix PERi-PERi with salt, garlic, lemon, onion, oil, and vinegar to make our signature sauce. Then we marinate our chicken in it for 24 hours and serve it at our restaurants across the globe. PERi-PERi sauce combines unmistakable flavor with a kick of heat that gently builds on the tongue and culminates in a full-body experience. It’s magic in a bottle.
It’s comes from
Mozambique.
1,400 local farmers, nearly 500 acres, grown the hard way because the easy way doesn't taste like this. Centuries of history got us here. We're not about to cut corners now.
It’s Our
Identity.
PERi-PERi is essential to everything Nando’s does. It’s the main ingredient in our PERi-PERi chicken. It’s the sauce that lets you customize your experience at our restaurants. And because PERi-PERi is a pepper, a sauce, and a nod to our homeland, it’s who we are. You can’t have Nando’s without PERi-PERi.
