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ají

American  
[ah-hee] / ɑˈhi /
Or aji

noun

  • ajíes,
    plural
  • ajís
    plural
  1. a type of chili pepper.

  2. a hot sauce or salsa made using ají peppers and common in Colombia.


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This play on the traditional Peruvian skewers will be made with cultivated chicken marinated with anticucho sauce, native potatoes and ají Amarillo chimichurri.

From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2023

Drizzle them with spicy, bright ají and you have a snack you could eat all day.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 15, 2021

Every part of the farm, where they also grow various greens, plantains, ají dulce peppers, ornamental and edible flowers, and more, is tended to by hand: the maintenance and the digging.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 20, 2021

On my last trip to the island, just as Covid-19 was setting in, I ate whole ají dulce peppers, flash-fried tempura style, at the chef Natalia Vallejo’s restaurant Cocina al Fondo, which will soon reopen.

From New York Times ● Mar. 22, 2021

An Orange County lawyer grows Peru’s beloved ají amarillo for big-name chefs and home cooks alike.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2019

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