This photograph shows strings of Espelette pepper hanging from a window during the Espelette pepper festival in Espelette, southwestern France on October 25, 2026. In the Basque Country, following a summer of intense heatwaves and a historic drought, even the iconic Espelette pepper is parched; producers believe that irrigation, previously prohibited, is the only solution. (Photo by Gaizka IROZ / AFP via Getty Images)

Members of the Espelette pepper brotherhood parade through the streets of the town during the Espelette pepper festival in Espelette, southwestern France on October 25, 2026. In the Basque Country, following a summer of intense heatwaves and a historic drought, even the iconic Espelette pepper is parched; producers believe that irrigation, previously prohibited, is the only solution. (Photo by Gaizka IROZ / AFP via Getty Images)

Employees plant chili pepper plants at the organic chili pepper producer Ramuntcho Lecuona's farm in Espelette, south-western France on June 2, 226. In the Basque Country, following a summer of intense heatwaves and a historic drought, even the iconic Espelette pepper is parched; producers believe that irrigation, previously prohibited, is the only solution. (Photo by Gaizka IROZ / AFP via Getty Images)

This photograph shows chili pepper plants in a field in Espelette, southwestern France on August 18, 2026. In the Basque Country, following a summer of intense heatwaves and a historic drought, even the iconic Espelette pepper is parched; producers believe that irrigation, previously prohibited, is the only solution. (Photo by Gaizka IROZ / AFP via Getty Images)

A producer hangs his chili pepper ropes during the Espelette pepper festival in Espelette, southwestern France on October 25, 2026. In the Basque Country, following a summer of intense heatwaves and a historic drought, even the iconic Espelette pepper is parched; producers believe that irrigation, previously prohibited, is the only solution. (Photo by Gaizka IROZ / AFP via Getty Images)

Employees plant chili pepper plants at the organic chili pepper producer Ramuntcho Lecuona's farm in Espelette, south-western France on June 2, 226. In the Basque Country, following a summer of intense heatwaves and a historic drought, even the iconic Espelette pepper is parched; producers believe that irrigation, previously prohibited, is the only solution. (Photo by Gaizka IROZ / AFP via Getty Images)

This photograph shows chili pepper seedlings at the organic chili pepper producer Ramuntcho Lecuona's farm in Espelette, south-western France on April 20, 2026. In the Basque Country, following a summer of intense heatwaves and a historic drought, even the iconic Espelette pepper is parched; producers believe that irrigation, previously prohibited, is the only solution. (Photo by Gaizka IROZ / AFP via Getty Images)

An employee plants chili pepper plants at the organic chili pepper producer Ramuntcho Lecuona's farm in Espelette, south-western France, on June 2, 226. In the Basque Country, following a summer of intense heatwaves and a historic drought, even the iconic Espelette pepper is parched; producers believe that irrigation, previously prohibited, is the only solution. (Photo by Gaizka IROZ / AFP via Getty Images)