What is aji amarillo or yellow pepper?
Posted in Special ingredients on Dec 11th, 2007
The ajà pepper, also known as Peruvian hot pepper, is a unique species of chili pepper, Capsicum baccatum, containing several different breeds. The most common are simply differentiated by color, like “yellow Peruvian hot pepper” or ajà amarillo. These peppers have a distinctive, fruity flavor, and are commonly ground into colorful powders for use in [...]
